List of Michigan railroads

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

Common freight carriers

 * Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF)
 * Ann Arbor Railroad (AA)
 * Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
 * Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
 * Charlotte Southern Railroad (CHS)
 * Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRSH, CSAO)
 * Coopersville and Marne Railway (CPMY)
 * CSX Transportation (CSXT)
 * Delray Connecting Railroad (DC)
 * Detroit Connecting Railroad (DCON)
 * Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)
 * Grand Elk Railroad (GDLK)
 * Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (GR)
 * Great Lakes Central Railroad (GLC)
 * Hamilton Northwestern Railroad (HNW)
 * Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR)
 * Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN)
 * Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY)
 * Jackson and Lansing Railroad (JAIL)
 * Lake State Railway (LSRC)
 * Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LSI)
 * Lapeer Industrial Railroad (LIRR)
 * Marquette Rail, LLC (MQT)
 * Michigan Shore Railroad (MS)
 * Michigan Southern Railroad (MSO)
 * Mid-Michigan Railroad (MMRR)
 * Mineral Range Railroad (MRA)
 * Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
 * West Michigan Railroad (WMI)

Private freight carriers

 * Carmeuse Lime & Limestone
 * Port Inland Railroad

Passenger carriers

 * Adrian & Blissfield Railroad (ADBF)
 * Amtrak (AMTK)
 * Charlotte Southern Railroad (CHS)
 * Coopersville and Marne Railway
 * Detroit People Mover
 * ExpressTram
 * Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation
 * QLine
 * Southern Michigan Railroad

Defunct railroads

 * Passenger carriers
 * Alanson and Petoskey Railroad
 * Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O, BO): trackage rights to Detroit for passenger trains only
 * Boyne Valley Railroad
 * Western State Normal Railroad


 * Electric
 * Adrian Electric Street Railway
 * Adrian Street Railway
 * Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Electric Railway
 * Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway
 * Bay Cities Consolidated Railway
 * Benton Harbor and St. Joseph Electric Railway
 * Citizens' Street Railway (Battle Creek)
 * Citizens' Street Railway (Kalamazoo)
 * City Electric Railway (Detroit)
 * City Electric Railway (Port Huron)
 * Consolidated Street Railway
 * Crystal Lake Railway
 * Detroit Railway
 * Detroit and Chicago Traction Company
 * Detroit Citizens' Street Railway
 * Detroit Electric Railway
 * Detroit and Flint Railway
 * Detroit, Fort Wayne and Belle Isle Railway
 * Detroit, Howell and Lansing Railway
 * Detroit and Lake St. Clair Railway
 * Detroit, Lake Shore and Mt. Clemens Railway
 * Detroit, Mount Clemens and Marine City Railway
 * Detroit and Northwestern Railway
 * Detroit, Plymouth and Northville Railway
 * Detroit and Pontiac Railway
 * Detroit and Port Huron Shore Line Railway
 * Detroit and River St. Clair Railway
 * Detroit, Rochester, Romeo and Lake Orion Railway
 * Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad
 * Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Railway
 * Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railway
 * Detroit United Railway
 * Detroit and Utica Railway
 * Escanaba Electric Street Railway
 * Grand Haven Street Railway
 * Grand Rapids Railway
 * Grand Rapids, Belding and Ionia Railway
 * Grand Rapids and Chicago Railway
 * Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon Railway
 * Grand Rapids, Holland and Lake Michigan Rapid Railway
 * Grand Rapids and Saginaw Railroad
 * Highland Park Railway
 * Holland and Lake Michigan Railway
 * Houghton County Traction Company
 * Inter-Urban Railway
 * Jackson and Ann Arbor Railway
 * Jackson and Battle Creek Traction Company
 * Jackson Street Railway
 * Jackson and Suburban Traction Company
 * Kalamazoo, Gull Lake and Northern Railroad
 * Lansing City Railway
 * Lansing City Electric Railway
 * Lansing, Dexter and Ann Arbor Railway
 * Lansing, St. Johns and St. Louis Railway
 * Manistee, Filer City and Eastlake Railway
 * Marinette Gas, Electric Light and Street Railway
 * Marquette City and Presque Isle Railway
 * Menominee Electric Light, Railway and Power Company
 * Michigan Railroad (MRC)
 * Michigan Railway
 * Michigan Traction Company
 * Michigan United Railways
 * Mount Clemens and Lake Side Traction Company
 * Muskegon Railway
 * Muskegon Street Railway
 * Muskegon Traction and Lighting Company
 * Negaunee and Ishpeming Street Railroad
 * Negaunee and Ishpeming Street Railway and Electric Company
 * North Detroit Electric Railway
 * Owosso and Corunna Electric Company
 * Owosso and Corunna Traction Company
 * Port Huron, St. Clair and Marine City
 * Rapid Railroad
 * Rapid Railway
 * Saginaw Consolidated Street Railway
 * Saginaw Suburban Railway
 * Saginaw Valley Traction Company
 * St. Joseph and Benton Harbor Street Railway
 * Saugatuck, Douglass and Lake Shore Railway
 * South Grand Rapids Street Railway
 * South Haven and Paw Paw Lake Electric Railway
 * Southern Michigan Traction Company
 * Toledo, Adrian and Jackson Railway
 * Trans-St. Mary's Traction Company
 * Twin City General Electric Company
 * Union Street Railway
 * West Michigan Traction Company
 * Wyandotte and Detroit River Railway

Defunct

 * Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad