The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Common freight carriers
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- Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR)
- Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (AR)
- Alexander Railroad (ARC)
- Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW)
- Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (BLU)
- Caldwell County Railroad (CWCY)
- Cape Fear Railways (CF)
- Carolina Coastal Railway (CLNA)
- (Operates the Nash County Railroad)
- Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA)
- Clinton Terminal Railroad (CTR)
- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR)
- High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad (HPTD)
- Kinston and Snow Hill Railroad (KSH)
- Laurinburg and Southern Railroad (LRS)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) including subsidiaries Camp Lejeune Railroad (CPLJ) and State University Railroad (SUR)
- (Operates the North Carolina Railroad) (NCRR)
- North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (NCVA)
- R.J. Corman Carolina Lines (RJCS)
- Thermal Belt Railway (TBRY)
- Virginia Southern Railroad (VSRR)
- Wilmington Terminal Railroad (WTRY)
- Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (WSS)
- Yadkin Valley Railroad (YVRR)
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Charlotte Trolley
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
- New Hope Valley Railway
- Red Springs & Northern Railroad
- Tweetsie Railroad
Defunct railroads
- Electric railways
- Asheville and East Tennessee Railroad
- Asheville Electric Company
- Asheville Loop Line Railway
- Asheville Street Railway
- Carolina Power and Light Company
- Charlotte Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
- Cumberland Railway and Power Company
- Durham Traction Company
- Fayetteville Street Railway
- Fries Manufacturing and Power Company
- North Carolina Public Service Company
- Piedmont and Northern Railway (P&N)
- Piedmont Traction Company
- Salisbury and Spencer Railway
- Tidewater Power Company
- Wilmington Sea Coast Railroad
- Private carriers
- Blackwood Lumber Company
- Butters Lumber Company
- Experimental Railroad
- Whiteville Lumber Company
- Not completed
- Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
- Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad
Notes
References
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in North Carolina (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2005.
