List of Montana railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Montana.
Common freight carriers[]
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (BAP)
- Central Montana Rail, Inc. (CM)
- Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
- Mission Mountain Railroad (MMT)
- Montana Rail Link (MRL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR)
Private freight carriers[]
- (LCPA)
- Montana Limestone Company (MLC)
- (POM)
Passenger carriers[]
- Amtrak (AMTK)
Defunct railroads[]
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Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MILW | 1910 | 1916 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
CB&Q | 1905 | 1916 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |||
CB&Q | 1888 | 1897 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |||
Billings and Central Montana Railway | NP | 1912 | 1921 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Billings and Northern Railroad | GN | 1902 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | ||
Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway | BA&P, BAP | 1892 | 1985 | Rarus Railway | ||
1913 | 1914 | Southern Montana Railway | ||||
NP | 1911 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | CB&Q | CB&Q | 1894 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway | CB&Q | 1901 | 1907 | N/A | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | MILW | 1909 | 1912 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | ||
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | MILW | 1912 | 1928 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | ||
MILW | 1905 | 1908 | ||||
MILW | 1908 | 1909 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | |||
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad | MILW | MILW | 1928 | 1982 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
Clearwater Short Line Railway | NP | 1898 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation Company | NP | 1886 | 1897 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Drummond and Philipsburg Railroad | NP | 1887 | 1888 | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad | ||
Elliston and Southern Railroad | 1896 | N/A | ||||
MILW | 1910 | 1918 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
Gallatin Valley Electric Railway | MILW | 1908 | 1910 | |||
NP | 1897 | 1899 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad | NP | 1907 | 1939 | N/A | ||
GN | 1889 | 1901 | Montana and Great Northern Railway | |||
MILW | 1912 | 1914 | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway | |||
GN | 1912 | 1914 | Great Northern Railway | |||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1890 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
NP | 1886 | 1888 | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad | |||
NP | 1883 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
NP | 1886 | 1888 | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad | |||
NP | 1886 | 1899 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | SOO | CP | 1944 | 1961 | Soo Line Railroad | |
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway | SOO | CP | 1913 | 1944 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad | |
Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad | NP | 1887 | 1888 | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad | ||
Missoula and Hamilton Railway | NP | 1911 | 1916 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
NP | 1906 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway | |||
Montana Railroad | MILW | 1894 | 1910 | Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway | ||
Montana Railway | NP | 1881 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Montana Central Railway | GN | 1886 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Montana Eastern Railway | GN | 1912 | 1928 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Montana and Great Northern Railway | GN | 1901 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | ||
Montana Southern Railway | 1917 | 1940 | N/A | |||
Montana Southern Railway | NP | 1893 | 1897 | |||
Montana Union Railway | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Montana Western Railway | MWRR | 1986 | 2003 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Montana Western Railway | 1909 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |||
Montana, Wyoming and Southern Railroad | MW&S, MWS | 1909 | 1955 | N/A | ||
Northern Pacific Railroad | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad | NP | 1888 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Oregon Short Line Railroad | UP | 1897 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | UP | 1889 | 1897 | Oregon Short Line Railroad | ||
Rarus Railway | RARW | 1985 | 2007 | Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway | ||
Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway | NP | 1886 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Rocky Mountain Railroad of Montana | NP | 1881 | 1898 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway | GN | 1879 | 1907 | Great Northern Railway | ||
Shields River Valley Railway | NP | 1908 | 1914 | Northern Pacific Railway | ||
Soo Line Railroad | SOO | CP | 1961 | Still exists in Montana as a lessor of the Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad | ||
Southern Montana Railway | 1914 | 1917 | Montana Southern Railway | |||
Utah and Northern Railway | UP | 1878 | 1889 | Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | ||
White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway | WSYP | MILW | 1910 | 1980 | N/A | |
1905 | 1909 | Montana, Wyoming and Southern Railroad |
- Electric
- Amador Railway
- Anaconda Copper Mining Company ()
- Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (BA&P, BAP)
- Butte Consolidated Railway
- Gallatin Valley Electric Railway
- Great Falls Street Railway
- Not completed
- Montana Railway
- North and South Railway
Notes[]
- ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
References[]
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (August 2020) |
- Association of American Railroads (2003), "Railroad Service in Montana" (PDF).. Retrieved May 11, 2005.
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
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