Railway companies of Kansas

List of railway companies in the American state of Kansas.

Class I railways

 * Amtrak (AMTK), passenger on freight lines
 * Burlington Northern & Gulf Railroad (BNG), freight
 * Kansas City-Santa Fe Railroad (KCSF), freight
 * New York Western Railroad (NYW), freight
 * North Western Pacific Railroad (NWP), freight and passenger
 * Union Pacific Railroad (UP), freight

Regional railways

 * Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (KO), freight
 * Kyle Railroad (KYLE), freight
 * Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR), freight

Shortline and terminal railways

 * Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNGR), freight
 * Blue Rapids Railway (BRRY), freight
 * Boot Hill & Western Railway (BHWY), freight
 * Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR), freight
 * Garden City Western Railway (GCW), freight
 * Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCT), freight and passenger switching
 * Kansas Eastern Railroad (KE), freight
 * Kaw River Railroad (KAW), freight
 * Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA), freight
 * South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL), freight
 * V&S Railway (VSR), freight
 * Wichita Terminal Association (WTA), freight

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