# List of North Dakota railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

## Common freight carriers

* BNSF Railway (BNSF)
* CPKC Railway (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) through subsidiary Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
* Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
* Dakota Northern Railroad (DN)
* Northern Plains Railroad (NPR)
** Operates the Mohall Railroad and Mohall Central Railroad
* Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW)
* Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR)

## Private freight carriers

* Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives

## Passenger carriers

North Dakota train stations :
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* Amtrak (AMTK)

## Defunct railroads

| Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor |
| Aberdeen, Bismarck and Northwestern Railway | | CP | 1887 | 1888 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway |
| Bismarck, Washburn and Fort Buford Railway | | CP | 1889 | 1900 | Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway |
| Bismarck, Washburn and Great Falls Railway | | CP | 1900 | 1904 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway |
| Brandon, Devils Lake and Southern Railway | | GN | 1905 | 1943 | Great Northern Railway |
| Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway |
| Casselton Branch Railroad | | GN | 1880 | 1883 | St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway |
| Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | | MILW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
| Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | | MILW | 1885 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
| Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of South Dakota | | MILW | 1906 | 1908 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington |
| Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington | | MILW | 1908 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway |
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1982 | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| Chicago and North Western Railway | CNW | CNW | 1879 | 1972 | Chicago and North Western Transportation Company |
| Chicago and North Western Transportation Company | CNW | CNW | 1972 | 1986 | Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad |
| Dakota Central Railway | | CNW | 1879 | 1900 | Winona and St. Peter Railroad |
| Dakota and Great Northern Railway | | GN | 1900 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
| Dakota and Great Southern Railway | | MILW | 1883 | 1886 | Chicago, St. Paul and Milwaukee Railway |
| Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad | DME | | 1986 | 1991 | Red River Valley and Western Railroad |
| Devils Lake and Northern Railway | | GN | 1900 | 1902 | Farmers' Grain and Shipping Company |
| Duluth and Manitoba Railroad | | NP | 1885 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Duluth and Manitoba Railway | | NP | 1884 | 1885 | Duluth and Manitoba Railroad |
| Fairmount and Veblen Railway | | CP | 1912 | 1915 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway |
| Fargo and Southern Railway | | MILW | 1881 | 1885 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway |
| Fargo and Southwestern Railroad | | NP | 1881 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Farmers' Grain and Shipping Company | FG&S | GN | 1902 | 1943 | Great Northern Railway |
| Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1890 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
| James River Valley Railroad | | NP | 1883 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Jamestown and Northern Railroad | | NP | 1881 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Jamestown and Northern Extension Railroad | | NP | 1889 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Midland Continental Railroad | MICO | CP/ NP | 1903 | 1970 | N/A |
| Minneapolis and Pacific Railway | | CP | 1884 | 1888 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway |
| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | SOO | CP | 1944 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad |
| Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | SOO | CP | 1888 | 1944 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad |
| Missouri River Railway | | NP | 1906 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Montana Eastern Railway | | GN | 1912 | 1928 | Great Northern Railway |
| Northern Dakota Railway | | | 1907 | 1922 | N/A |
| Northern Pacific Railroad | | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. |
| Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black Hills Railroad | | NP | 1881 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Northern Pacific, La Moure and Missouri River Railroad | | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Ordway, Bismarck and Northwestern Railway | | CP | 1883 | 1887 | Aberdeen, Bismarck and Northwestern Railway |
| Red River Valley and Western Railroad | | GN | 1893 | 1893 | St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway |
| St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | | GN | 1879 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway |
| Sanborn, Coopertown and Turtle Mountain Railroad | | NP | 1882 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| South-Eastern Dakota Railroad | | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Western Dakota Railway | | NP | 1906 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway |
| Winona and St. Peter Railroad | | CNW | 1900 | 1900 | Chicago and North Western Railway |

### Electric

* Devils Lake and Chautauqua Railway