This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads that operate in the U.S. State of Colorado. Common freight carriers BNSF Railway (BNSF) Colorado Pacific Railroad (COPR) Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR) Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW) Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR) Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR) Hudson Terminal Railroad (HTR) Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (KO) Keenesburg Direct Railroad (KDR) Kyle Railroad (KYLE) Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR) Rock and Rail LLC (RRRR) San Luis Central Railroad (SLC) San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Utah Railway (UTAH) Historic attraction carriers Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Fort Collins Municipal Railway Georgetown Loop Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Platte Valley Trolley (Denver Tramway Heritage Society) Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Royal Gorge Route Railroad Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad (The South Park) Private freight carriers Deseret Western Railway MillerCoors Brewery Rawhide Shortline Passenger carriers Amtrak (AMTK) RTD Rail Colorado San Francisco and Northern LLC. Rockies to the Red Rocks (Rocky Mountaineer) Defunct railroads Electric Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power Company Boulder Electric Light and Power Company Canon City and Cripple Creek Railroad Colfax Electric Railway Colorado Railway, Light and Power Company Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (CCD) Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Company Colorado Springs and Suburban Railway Cripple Creek District Railway Denver City Cable Railway Denver City Traction Company Denver City Tramway Company Denver Consolidated Tramway Company Denver Electric and Cable Railway Denver, Globeville and Golden Rapid Transit Company Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad (D&IM, DIM) Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway Denver and Interurban Railroad Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad Denver and Northwestern Railway Denver and South Platte Railway Denver Tramway Company Denver Tramway Extension Company Denver Tramway Terminals Company Durango Railway and Realty Company Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Fort Collins Municipal Railway Grand Junction Electric Railway Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway Grand River Valley Railway Greeley and Denver Railroad Manitou Incline Railway Metropolitan Railway Midland Terminal Railway Pueblo and Suburban Traction and Lighting Company Southern Colorado Power and Railway Company South Denver Cable Railway Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway and Gas Company West End Street Railroad See also Colorado Bibliography of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles Outline of Colorado Colorado statistical areas Geography of Colorado History of Colorado List of counties