Railway companies of Nova Scotia

List of railway companies in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Class I railways

 * Canadian National Railway (CN), freight
 * Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), freight
 * VIA Rail (VIA), passenger on CN and CP lines

Shortline and terminal railways

 * Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS), freight
 * Sydney Coal Railway (SCR), freight

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