List of Kentucky railroads

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

Common freight carriers

 * BNSF Railway (BNSF)
 * Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
 * CSX Transportation (CSXT) including subsidiary Carrollton Railroad (CARR)
 * Operates the Glasgow Railway
 * Fredonia Valley Railroad (FVRR)
 * Kentucky and Tennessee Railway (KT)
 * KWT Railway (KWT)
 * Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC)
 * Louisville Riverport Railroad (LORJ)
 * Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including subsidiary Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNTP)
 * Paducah and Illinois Railroad (PI)
 * Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL)
 * R.J. Corman Railroad/Bardstown Line (RJCR)
 * R.J. Corman Railroad/Central Kentucky Lines (RJCC)
 * R.J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line (RJCM)
 * Tennken Railroad (TKEN)
 * Transkentucky Transportation Railroad (TTIS)
 * West Tennessee Railroad (WTNN)

Private freight carriers

 * Cando Contracting
 * Centrus Energy
 * JRL Coal
 * Respondek Railroad
 * R.J. Corman Railroad Switching

Passenger carriers

 * Amtrak (AMTK) - Amtrak has stations at Ashland, South Portsmouth - South Shore, Maysville, and Fulton. There is also an Amtrak bus route connecting Louisville to Indianapolis.

Electric

 * Blue Grass Traction Company
 * Camden Interstate Railway
 * Central Kentucky Traction Company
 * Georgetown and Lexington Traction Company
 * Louisville Railway
 * Louisville, Anchorage and Pewee Valley Electric Railway
 * Louisville and Eastern Railroad
 * Louisville and Interurban Railroad
 * Louisville and Northern Railway and Lighting Company
 * Ohio Valley Electric Railway