Railway companies of Kentucky

List of railway companies in the American state of Kentucky.

Companies based in the United States

 * Amtrak (AMTK), passenger on freight lines
 * Burlington Northern & Gulf Railroad (BNG), freight
 * Chesapeake Southern Railway (CHS), freight
 * New York Western Railroad (NYW), freight
 * North Western Pacific Railroad (NWP), freight and passenger
 * Pennsylvania Seaboard Railroad (PS), freight
 * Pere Marquette Railway (PM), freight
 * Piedmont & Northern Railway (PN), freight and passenger

Shortline and terminal railways

 * Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), freight

Defunct railways
Years shown here refer to the period in which a given company operated in Kentucky; they may have existed elsewhere before or after these years.