List of Canadian railways


Freight railways by province

National

Multiple provinces

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

NameReporting marksLocaleOwnershipNotes
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia RailwayCBNSTruro to SydneyGenesee & Wyominginactive since 2015
Sydney Coal RailwaySCRSydney to Lingan Power PlantLogistec Inc.

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Freight railways with trackage rights only

NameReporting marksLocaleOwnershipNotes
Maine Central RailroadMECUS border to Saint John, NBPan Am RailwaysUS railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern line
Norfolk Southern RailwayNSUS border to Windsor, ON; or US border to Niagara Falls, ONPublicly traded corporationMajor US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific and Canadian National lines
New England Central RailroadNECRUS border to Quebec City via MontrealRailAmericaUS railway with trackage rights over Canadian National line
Union Pacific RailroadUPUS border to VancouverPublicly traded corporationMajor US railway with trackage rights over BNSF line

Passenger railways

NameReporting marksLocaleOwnershipNotes
Capital RailwayCROttawaCity of OttawaLine 2 is a federally regulated rail line operated under the name "Capital Railway"
Exo commuter railEXOGreater MontrealExo, a provincial entity3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines, 1 owned
GO TransitGOTGreater Toronto and Hamilton AreaMetrolinx, a provincial entity3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines, 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lines, 3 owned and operated commuter lines
Ontario Northland RailwayONTCochrane ON to Moosonee ONOntario Northland Transportation Commission, a provincial crown agency1 active route on owned tracks
Rocky MountaineerRMRXVancouver or Calgary to Banff, Jasper, and WhistlerArmstrong Group3 tour routes operating over CN tracks, 1 tour route operating over CP tracks
Union Pearson ExpressUPXToronto to MississaugaMetrolinx, a Provincial crown corporationOperates over GO Transit's Weston Subdivision/Kitchener Line for most of its route.
Via RailVIABritish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova ScotiaFederally ownedOperates 9 routes, mainly along CP and CN tracks
West Coast ExpressBCVXMission to VancouverTransLink, a provincial entity1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP line

Urban rail transit

NameLocaleOwnershipNotes
CTrainCalgaryCalgary Transit2 light rail lines
Edmonton LRTEdmontonEdmonton Transit Service3 light rail lines
IonWaterloo RegionGrand River Transit1 light rail line
Montreal MetroMontreal, Laval, and LongueuilSocieté de Transport de Montréal4 heavy rail metro lines
O-TrainOttawaOC Transpo2 light rail lines
Toronto SubwayToronto and VaughanToronto Transit Commission3 heavy rail metro lines
Toronto Streetcar SystemTorontoToronto Transit Commission11 streetcar lines
Vancouver SkyTrainVancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, RichmondTransLink3 light metro lines

Heritage railways

Defunct railways