List of Montana railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Montana.

## Common freight carriers

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* 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

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* Global Rail Group
* Lincoln County Port Authority (LCPA)
* Montana Limestone Company (MLC)
* Port of Montana (POM)
* Transco

## Passenger carriers

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Montana passenger rail

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| Empire Builder

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## Defunct railroads

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This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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Big Blackfoot Railway |  | MILW | 1910  | 1916  | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Big Horn Railroad |  | CB&Q | 1905  | 1916  | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Big Horn Southern 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
Bozeman Street Railway |  | MILW | 1892  | 1909  | Gallatin Valley Electric 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
Butte, Wisdom and Pacific Railway |  |  | 1913  | 1914  | Southern Montana Railway
Camp Creek 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
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Montana |  | MILW | 1905  | 1908  | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of Washington |  | 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
Gallatin Valley Railway |  | MILW | 1910  | 1918  | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Gallatin Valley Electric Railway |  | MILW | 1908  | 1910  | Gallatin Valley Railway
Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway |  | NP | 1897  | 1899  | Northern Pacific Railway
Gilmore and Pittsburgh Railroad |  | NP | 1907  | 1939  | N/A
Great Falls and Canada Railway |  | GN | 1889  | 1901  | Montana and Great Northern Railway
Great Falls Terminal Railway |  | MILW | 1912  | 1914  | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Great Falls and Teton County Railway |  | GN | 1912  | 1914  | Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway | GN  | GN  | 1890  | 1970  | Burlington Northern Inc.
Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte Railroad |  | NP | 1886  | 1888  | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad
Helena and Jefferson County Railroad |  | NP | 1883  | 1898  | Northern Pacific Railway
Helena and Northern Railroad |  | NP | 1886  | 1888  | Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad
Helena and Red Mountain 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
Missouri River 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  | Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway
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
Yellowstone Park Railroad |  |  | 1905  | 1909  | Montana, Wyoming and Southern Railroad

Electric

* Amador Railway
* Anaconda Copper Mining Company (Electric Light and Railway Department)
* Bozeman Street Railway
* Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (BA&P, BAP)
* Butte Consolidated Railway
* Butte Electric Railway
* Gallatin Light, Power and Railway Company
* Gallatin Valley Railway
* Gallatin Valley Electric Railway
* Great Falls Street Railway
* Helena Light and Railway Company
* Helena Light and Traction Company

Not completed

* Montana Railway
* North and South Railway

## Notes

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1. ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

## References

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This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (August 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

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* 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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