List of Canadian railways
Major railways in Canada
Freight railways by province
National
| Name | Reporting marks[1] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National Railway | CN | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia | Publicly traded corporation | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | CP | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec | Publicly traded corporation |
Multiple provinces
| Name | Reporting marks[2] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Lake Railway | N/A | Bloom Lake Mine to WLR junction | Cliffs Natural Resources | Operates in Quebec and Labrador; privately owned, not a common carrier; operated under contract by Genesee & Wyoming |
| BNSF Railway | BNSF | Vancouver to US border (Washington State), Saskatchewan border | Berkshire Hathaway | Major US railway with small section of directly owned operations in British Columbia and Saskatchewan |
| CSX Transportation | CSXT | US border (Michigan) to Blenheim via Sarnia or US border (New York) to Montreal | CSX Corporation | Major US railway with small section of direct operations in Quebec and Ontario |
| Ontario Northland Railway | ONT | North Bay to Hearst, Moosonee, or Rouyn-Noranda | Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, a governmental entity | Operates in Ontario and Quebec. Also carries passengers |
| Ottawa Valley Railway | OVR | Sudbury to Témiscaming | Genesee & Wyoming | Operates in Ontario and Quebec |
| Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway | QNSL | Sept-Îles to Wabush | Iron Ore Company of Canada | Operates in Quebec and Labrador; private service, not a common carrier |
| Tshiuetin Rail Transportation | TSH | Schefferville to QNSF junction | Tribally owned | Operates in Newfoundland and Labrador. Also carries passengers. |
Alberta
| Name | Reporting marks | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River Railway[3] | Alliance to Canadian National Camrose Junction | Battle River Railway New Generation Co-operative Cooperative Shortline Freight | ||
| Forty Mile Rail[4] | FMRX | Stirling to Foremost | Cooperative Shortline Freight | Former Canadian Pacific Stirling Subdivision. The Primary market for Forty Mile Rail's services is expected to be grain and pulse production. Future potential may include oil movement and other non-grain products. |
| Mackenzie Northern Railway | RLGN | Alberta to Northwest Territories | Canadian National Railway (2006) |
British Columbia
| Name | Reporting marks[5] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Rail | BCOL | Surrey to Roberts Bank Superport | Provincially owned | Terminal railway that is the last publicly managed portion of a formerly large scale system; the BC government still technically owns the North Vancouver to Prince George line, although it is leased to and managed by CN |
| Englewood Railway | ER-WFP | Woss to Beaver Cove | Western Forest Products | Privately owned; not a common carrier |
| Grand Forks Railway Inc. | GFR | Grand Forks to Grand Forks Jct. | International Forest Products Ltd. d.b.a. "Interfor" and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary | |
| Kelowna Pacific Railway | KPR | Kelowna/Lumby to Kamloops | KnightHawk Rail Ltd. | Fallen Flag. Went into receivership in 2013. Ownership of infrastructure reverted to CNR. As of Nov 2015 the Coldstream to Kelowna portion was abandoned and torn up. |
| Kettle Falls International Railway | KFR | Laurier, WA to Grand Forks & Carson and Waneta to Columbia Gardens | OmniTRAX | Majority of the line’s trackage is contained in the US |
| Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway Corporation | NFTS | Columbia Gardens to Park Siding | Atco Wood Products | |
| Southern Railway of British Columbia | SRY | Vancouver to Chilliwack | URS Corporation | |
| Southern Railway of Vancouver Island | SVI | Victoria to Courtenay | URS Corporation |
Manitoba
| Name | Reporting marks[6] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF Manitoba | BNML | Winnipeg to BNSF lines at US border (North Dakota) | Subsidiary of BNSF Railway | |
| Boundary Trail Railway | BTRC | Morden to Binney Siding | Privately owned | Owns abandoned line west to Killarney. |
| Central Manitoba Railway | CEMR | Winnipeg to Graysville and Pine Falls | Cando Rail Services Ltd. | |
| Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway | GWWD | Winnipeg to Shoal Lake, Ontario | City of Winnipeg | Not a common carrier. Governmental railway used to service city aqueduct. |
| Hudson Bay Railway | HBRY | The Pas to Churchill | OmniTRAX | |
| Keewatin Railway | KRC | The Pas to Lynn Lake | Tribally owned | Also carries passengers. |
New Brunswick
| Name | Reporting marks[7] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Northern Railway | MNRY | St Léonard to the Maine Border | New Brunswick Southern Railway | |
| New Brunswick Southern Railway | NBSR | Saint John to St. Stephen | J.D. Irving Limited | |
| Springfield Terminal Railway | ST | St. Stephen to US border (Maine) | Pan Am Railways | |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Name | Reporting marks[8] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabush Lake Railway | WLR | Labrador City to Wabush | Cliffs Natural Resources | Privately owned; not a common carrier |
Nova Scotia
| Name | Reporting marks[9] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway | CBNS | Truro to Sydney | Genesee & Wyoming | |
| Sydney Coal Railway | SCR | Sydney to Lingan Power Plant | Logistec Inc. | |
| Windsor and Hantsport Railway | WHRC | Bedford to Windsor | Iron Road Railways |
Ontario
| Name | Reporting marks[10] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma Central Railway | AC | Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst | Subsidiary of Canadian National Railway | Also carries passengers |
| Essex Terminal Railway | ETL | Amherstburg to Windsor, Ontario | Essex Morterm Holdings | |
| Barrie-Collingwood Railway | BCRY | Barrie Area | Cando Ltd. | Shortline that runs through Barrie and Innisfil on former CP Beeton Sub |
| Goderich-Exeter Railway | GEXR | Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford | Genesee & Wyoming | |
| Guelph Junction Railway | GJR | Guelph to Campbellsville | Municipally owned, but operated by Ontario Southland Railway | |
| Huron Central Railway | HCRY | Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie | Genesee & Wyoming | |
| Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway | MDW | US border (Minnesota) to Fort Frances | Boise Cascade | US short line railway that owns trackage to serve one major Canadian customer |
| Ontario Southland Railway | OSRX | Woodstock to Tillsonburg or St. Thomas | Independently owned | |
| Orangeville-Brampton Railway | OBRY | Orangeville to Streetsville | Owned by Orangeville-Brampton Development Corporation, a nonprofit entity; operated by Cando Ltd. | |
| Port Colborne Harbour Railway | PCHR | St. Catharines to Port Colborne | Trillium Railways | |
| Southern Ontario Railway | RLHH | Brantford to Nanticoke via Hamilton | Genesee & Wyoming | |
| Vale Railway | VAEX | Sudbury to nickel mines | Vale Inco | Privately owned; not a common carrier |
Quebec
| Name | Reporting marks[11] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin de fer Arnaud | CFA | Sept-Îles to port facilities | Cliffs Natural Resources | Privately owned, not a common carrier |
| Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs | CBC | Matapédia to Gaspé | Subsidiary of Canadian National Railway | |
| Cartier Railway | Cartier | Port-Cartier to Mont Wright mine | ArcelorMittal | Privately owned, not a common carrier |
| Charlevoix Railway | CFC | Quebec City to Clermont | Groupe Le Massif Inc. | Also carries passengers |
| Chemin de fer Lanaudière | CFL | Joliette to Saint-Felix | Independently owned | |
| Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais | CFO | Gatineau to Wakfield | Municipally owned | |
| Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe | CFMG | Rivière-du-Loup to Matane and Matapédia | Subsidiary of Canadian National Railway | |
| Quebec Gatineau Railway | QGRY | Quebec City to Gatineau via Montreal | Genesee & Wyoming | |
| Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine | CFRR | Havre-Saint-Pierre to iron mine | QIT-Fer et Titane | Privately owned, not a common carrier |
| Roberval and Saguenay Railway | RS | Jonquière to La Baie | Rio Tinto Alcan | |
| Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway | MMA | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to US border (Maine) via Sherbrooke | Rail World, Inc. | Bankrupt August 2013 due to Lac-Mégantic derailment; majority of the line’s trackage was located in the US. |
| Port of Montreal Railway | POM | Port of Montreal to CN/CP junctions | Montreal Port Authority, a federal governmental entity | |
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad | SLQ | Montreal to US border (Vermont) via Sherbrooke | Genesee & Wyoming |
Majority of the line’s trackage is located in the US |
Saskatchewan
| Name | Reporting marks[12] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Rail | BGS | Delisle to Beechy, Macrorie to Laporte, and Wartime to Kyle | subsidiary of Mobil Grain Ltd. | |
| Carlton Trail Railway | CTRW | Warman to Birch Hills or White Star or to Pulp Mill (Prince Albert) | OmniTRAX | |
| Fife Lake Railway | FLR | Hart Butte to GWR junction | Municipally owned; operated by Great Western Railway | |
| Great Sandhills Railway | GSR | Swift Current to Burstall | Independently owned | |
| Great Western Railway | GWRS | Assinboia or Bracken to CPR junction | Independently owned local cooperative; managed by WestCan Rail [13] | |
| Last Mountain Railway | LMR | Regina to Davidson | partnership of Mobil Grain Ltd. and municipal governments | |
| Long Creek Railroad | LCRI | Estevan to Tribune | Independently owned | |
| Red Coat Road and Rail | RCRR | Pangman to GWR junction | Municipally owned, but operated by GWR | |
| Southern Rails Cooperative | SORA | Moose Jaw to Parry | Farmer-owned cooperative | |
| Stewart Southern Railway Inc | SSS | Stoughton to Richardson | Independently owned | |
| Thunder Rail | TR | Arborfield to CN junction | Municipally owned | |
| Torch River Rail | TRRR | Choiceland to Nipawin | Municipally owned | |
| Wheatland Railway | WRI | St. Louis to Tozke | Municipally owned, but operated by Canadian National Railway |
Freight railways with trackage rights only
| Name | Reporting marks[14] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Central Railroad | MEC | US border (Maine) to St. John, NB | Pan Am Railways | US railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern line |
| Norfolk Southern Railway | NS | US border (Michigan) to Windsor, ON; or US border (New York) to Niagara Falls, ON | Publicly traded corporation | Major US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific (Windsor) and Canadian National (Fort Erie to Niagara Falls) lines |
| New England Central Railroad | NECR | US border (Vermont) to Quebec City via Montreal | RailAmerica | US railway with trackage rights over Canadian National line |
| Union Pacific Railroad | UP | US border (Washington) to Vancouver | Publicly traded corporation | Major US railway with trackage rights over BNSF line |
Passenger railways
| Name | Reporting marks[15] | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trains de banlieue RTM | RTM | Greater Montreal | Réseau de transport métropolitain, a provincial entity | 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines |
| GO Transit | GOT | Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area | Metrolinx, a provincial entity | 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines, 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 owned and operated commuter lines |
| Rocky Mountaineer | RMRX | Vancouver or Calgary to Banff, Jasper, and Whistler | Armstrong Group | 3 tour routes operating over CN tracks, 1 tour route operating over CP tracks |
| Via Rail | VIA | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia | Federally owned | Operates 9 routes (the most major of which has 7 variations), mainly along CP and CN tracks |
| West Coast Express | BCVX | Mission to Vancouver | TransLink, a provincial entity | 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP line |
Urban rail transit
| Name | Locale | Ownership | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTrain | Calgary | Calgary Transit | 2 light rail lines |
| Edmonton LRT | Edmonton | Edmonton Transit Service | 2 light rail lines |
| Montreal Metro | Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil | Societé de Transport de Montréal | 4 heavy rail metro lines (running on tires) |
| O-Train | Ottawa | OC Transpo | 1 light rail line |
| Toronto Subway | Toronto and Vaughan | Toronto Transit Commission | 3 heavy rail metro lines and 1 light metro line |
| Toronto Streetcar System | Toronto | Toronto Transit Commission | 11 streetcar lines |
| Vancouver SkyTrain | Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Richmond | TransLink | 3 light metro lines |
Heritage railways
Defunct railways
Notes and references
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ [www.battleriverrailway.ca Battle River Railway]
- ↑ [www.40mr.ca Forty Mile Railway]
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2013.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ "Great Western Railway Official Website". Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
See also
External links
- Association of American Railroads
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
- Old Time Trains Histories of Canadian Railways, past and present
- CTA List of companies holding a Certificate of Fitness which is the legal authority to operate a Federal railway
- Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways, by provinces and cities.
- "Map of railways in Northern and Eastern Quebec" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. (431 KB)
- "List of Quebec Railways" (PDF).
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