List of Montana railroads

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

Common freight carriers

 * BNSF Railway (BNSF)
 * Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (BAP)
 * Central Montana Rail, Inc. (CM)
 * Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
 * Mission Mountain Railroad (MMT)
 * Montana Rail Link (MRL)
 * Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
 * Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR)

Private freight carriers

 * Global Rail Group
 * Lincoln County Port Authority (LCPA)
 * Montana Limestone Company (MLC)
 * Port of Montana (POM)
 * Transco

Passenger carriers

 * Amtrak (AMTK)

Defunct railroads

 * Electric
 * Amador Railway
 * Anaconda Copper Mining Company (Electric Light and Railway Department)
 * Bozeman Street Railway
 * Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (BA&P, BAP)
 * Butte Consolidated Railway
 * Butte Electric Railway
 * Gallatin Light, Power and Railway Company
 * Gallatin Valley Railway
 * Gallatin Valley Electric Railway
 * Great Falls Street Railway
 * Helena Light and Railway Company
 * Helena Light and Traction Company


 * Not completed
 * Montana Railway
 * North and South Railway