The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Iowa. Common freight carriers Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Cedar River Railroad (CEDR) and Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC) Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC) D&I Railroad (DAIR) Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) Iowa Northern Railway (IANR) Operates the D&W Railroad Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW) Iowa River Railroad (IARR) Iowa Southern Railway (ISRY) Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR) Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Private freight carriers CBEC Railway East Camden and Highland Railroad Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation Passenger carriers Amtrak (AMTK) Fourth Street Elevator Defunct railroads Electric Albia Interurban Railway Albia Light and Railway Company Burlington Electric Railway Burlington Railway and Light Company Cedar Falls and Normal Railway Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light Company Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway Centerville Light and Traction Company Charles City Western Railway Citizens' Railway and Light Company Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway Clinton Street Railway Clinton and Lyons Horse Railway Colfax Springs Railway Davenport and Muscatine Railway Des Moines City Railway Des Moines Street Railroad Des Moines Suburban Railway Dubuque Street Railway Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad Fort Dodge Street Railway Fort Madison Street Railway Inter-Urban Railway (ITU) Iowa Railway and Light Company Iowa City Electric Company Iowa and Illinois Railway Iowa Southern Utilities Company Keokuk Electric Company Keokuk Electric Railway and Power Company Lake Manawa and Manhattan Beach Railway Marshalltown Light, Power and Railway Company Mason City and Clear Lake Railroad Mississippi Valley Electric Company Newton and Northwestern Railroad Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Omaha, Council Bluffs and Suburban Railway Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company Ottumwa Railway and Light Company Ottumwa Traction and Light Company Sioux City, Crystal Lake and Homer Electric Railway Sioux City, Homer and Southern Railway Sioux City Service Company Sioux City Traction Company Tama and Toledo Railroad Tama and Toledo Railway Tri-City Railway Tri-City Railway and Light Company Union Electric Company Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Waterloo and Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Company Waterloo Street Railway Notes References Iowa DOT railroad map legend Iowa Department of