Railway companies of Minnesota

List of railway companies in the American state of Minnesota.

Companies based in the United States

 * Amtrak (AMTK), passenger on freight lines
 * Burlington Northern & Gulf Railroad (BNG), freight
 * North Western Pacific Railroad (NWP), freight and passenger
 * Pere Marquette Railway (PM), freight
 * Union Pacific Railroad (UP), freight

Companies based outside of the United States

 * Canadian National Railway (CN), freight

Regional railways

 * Northern Plains Railroad (NPR), freight
 * Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW), freight

Shortline and terminal railways

 * Airlake Terminal Railway (ALT), freight
 * Cloquet Terminal Railroad (CTRR), freight
 * Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR), freight
 * Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway (MDW), freight
 * Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN), freight
 * Minnesota Prairie Line (MPLI), freight
 * Northern Lines Railway (NLR), freight
 * Northstar Line (MNRX), passenger on freight lines
 * Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR), freight
 * St. Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY), freight

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