List of Iowa railroads

Common freight carriers

Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY)

BNSF Railway (BNSF)

Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY)

Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Cedar River Railroad (CEDR) and Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC)

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME)

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC)

D&I Railroad (DAIR)

Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)

Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)

Operates the D&W Railroad

Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)

Iowa River Railroad (IARR)

Iowa Southern Railway (ISRY)

Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)

Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY)

Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Private freight carriers

CBEC Railway

East Camden and Highland Railroad

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK)

Fourth Street Elevator

Electric

Albia Interurban Railway

Albia Light and Railway Company

Burlington Electric Railway

Burlington Railway and Light Company

Cedar Falls and Normal Railway

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light Company

Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway

Centerville Light and Traction Company

Charles City Western Railway

Citizens' Railway and Light Company

Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway

Clinton Street Railway

Clinton and Lyons Horse Railway

Colfax Springs Railway

Davenport and Muscatine Railway

Des Moines City Railway

Des Moines Street Railroad

Des Moines Suburban Railway

Dubuque Street Railway

Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad

Fort Dodge Street Railway

Fort Madison Street Railway

Inter-Urban Railway (ITU)

Iowa Railway and Light Company

Iowa City Electric Company

Iowa and Illinois Railway

Iowa Southern Utilities Company

Keokuk Electric Company

Keokuk Electric Railway and Power Company

Lake Manawa and Manhattan Beach Railway

Marshalltown Light, Power and Railway Company

Mason City and Clear Lake Railroad

Mississippi Valley Electric Company

Newton and Northwestern Railroad

Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company

Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway

Omaha, Council Bluffs and Suburban Railway

Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway

Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company

Ottumwa Railway and Light Company

Ottumwa Traction and Light Company

Sioux City, Crystal Lake and Homer Electric Railway

Sioux City, Homer and Southern Railway

Sioux City Service Company

Sioux City Traction Company

Tama and Toledo Railroad

Tama and Toledo Railway

Tri-City Railway

Tri-City Railway and Light Company

Union Electric Company

Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad

Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway

Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Company

Waterloo Street Railway