The Regional Railroad of the Year is an annual award given to exemplary North American regional railroads by rail transport industry publication Railway Age. The award recognizes the railroads' commitments to customer service and innovation in the industry.
The railroads that have received this honor are:
1992 – Wisconsin Central Ltd.
1995 – New England Central Railroad
1996 – Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
1997 – Red River Valley and Western Railroad
1998 – Texas Mexican Railway
1999 – Providence and Worcester Railroad
2000 – Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
2001 – Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
2002 – Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
2003 – Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
2004 – Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
2005 – Red River Valley and Western Railroad
2006 – Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
2007 – Florida East Coast Railway
2008 – South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
2009 – Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
2010 – Northern Plains Railroad
2011 - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
2012 - Indiana Rail Road
2013 - Montana Rail Link
2014 - Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
2015 - Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
2016 - TBDL
