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 Kansas City (CPKC) 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