List of Iowa railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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 Kansas City (CPKC) 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
 * Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation

Passenger carriers

 * Amtrak (AMTK)
 * Fourth Street Elevator

Defunct railroads

 * 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