The following railroads operate in Idaho.
Common freight carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway (CPKC) City of Boise Railroad (COB) BG&CM Railroad (BGCM) BNSF Railway (BNSF) Boise Valley Railroad (BVRR) (WATX) Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR) (WATX) Frontier Rail (FTRX) Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW) (WATX) Idaho and Sedalia Transportation Company (ISR) Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad (INPR) Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) St. Maries River Railroad (STMA) Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway LLC (WI&M)
Passenger carriers
Amtrak (AMTK) Silverwood Theme Park Steam Train
Private
Idaho National Laboratory
Defunct railroads
NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesAlder Creek Railway19121918N/ABoise City Railway and Terminal CompanyUP18931910Oregon Short Line RailroadBoise, Nampa and Owyhee RailwayUP18961907Idaho Northern RailwayBurlington Northern Inc.BN19701981Burlington Northern RailroadBurlington Northern RailroadBN19811996Burlington Northern and Santa Fe RailwayCamas Prairie RailNetCSP19982004Great Northwest RailroadCamas Prairie RailroadCSPNP/ UP19091998Camas Prairie RailNetCanyon Creek RailroadNP18871888Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation CompanyCentral Idaho RailroadUP19101914Oregon Short Line RailroadChicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayMILW19091912Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayMILW19121928Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of IdahoMILW19061908Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of WashingtonChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway of WashingtonMILW19081909Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadMILWMILW19281980St. Maries River Railroad, Union Pacific RailroadClearwater Short Line RailwayNP18981914Northern Pacific RailwayClearwater Valley RailroadUP18981916Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyCoeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation CompanyNP18861897Northern Pacific RailwayCoeur d'Alene and Pend d'Oreille RailwayUP19101941Spokane International RailroadColumbia and Palouse RailroadUP18821910Oregon Railroad and Navigation CompanyCraig Mountain Railway19211965N/ACraig Mountain Lumber Company's Railway19091921Craig Mountain RailwayGilmore and Pittsburgh RailroadNP19071939N/AGreat Northern RailwayGNGN18901970Burlington Northern Inc.Idaho Central RailwayUP18861889Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern RailwayIdaho Northern RailroadUP19061910Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyIdaho Northern RailwayUP18971912Oregon Short Line RailroadIdaho Southern Railroad19081916N/AIdaho and Washington Northern RailroadMILW19071916Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RailwayIdaho and Western RailwayMILW19091912Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound RailwayIntermountain Railway19071935N/AKootenai Valley RailwayGN18981913Great Northern RailwayLake Creek and Coeur d'Alene RailroadUP19061910Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyLewiston, Nezperce and Eastern Railroad19151924N/AMalad Valley RailroadUP19021910Oregon Short Line RailroadMilner and North Side Railroad19071915N/AMinidoka and Southwestern RailroadUP19041910Oregon Short Line RailroadNezperce RailroadNEZP19451983N/ANez Perce and Idaho Railroad19171946Nezperce RailroadNez Perce and Idaho Railroad19081915Lewiston, Nezperce and Eastern RailroadNorthern Pacific RailroadNP18641896Northern Pacific RailwayNorthern Pacific RailwayNPNP18961970Burlington Northern Inc.Ohio Match Company RailwaySI19031944Converted into roads.Oregon Railroad and Navigation CompanyUP18961910Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyOregon Railway and Navigation CompanyUP18841896Oregon Railroad and Navigation CompanyOregon Short Line RailroadUP18971987Union Pacific RailroadOregon Short Line RailwayUP18821889Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern RailwayOregon Short Line and Utah Northern RailwayUP18891897Oregon Short Line RailroadOregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyUP19101987Union Pacific RailroadOregon, Washington and Idaho RailroadUP19031910Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation CompanyPacific and Idaho Northern RailwayP&INUP18991936Oregon Short Line RailroadPalouse River and Coulee City RailroadPCC19962006Washington and Idaho RailwayPayette Valley RailroadUP19061914Oregon Short Line RailroadPayette Valley Extension RailroadUP19101914Oregon Short Line RailroadSt. Anthony RailroadUP18991910Oregon Short Line RailroadSalmon River RailroadUP19011910Oregon Short Line RailroadSalt Lake and Idaho RailroadUP19091914Oregon Short Line RailroadSan Francisco, Idaho and Montana RailwayUP19051909Oregon Short Line RailroadSpokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse RailwayGN19261943Great Northern RailwayElectric until 1941Spokane Falls and Idaho RailroadNP18861898Northern Pacific RailwaySpokane International RailroadSIUP19411987Union Pacific RailroadSpokane International RailwayUP19051941Spokane International RailroadSpokane and Palouse RailwayNP18861898Northern Pacific RailwayUtah Northern RailroadUP18721878Utah and Northern RailwayUtah and Northern RailwayUP18781889Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern RailwayWallace and Sunset RailroadNP18901898Northern Pacific RailwayWashington and Idaho RailroadUP18861896Oregon Railroad and Navigation CompanyWashington, Idaho and Montana RailwayWIMMILW19051980Burlington Northern Inc.Weiser, Idaho and Spokane RailwayUP1899Pacific and Idaho Northern RailwayYellowstone Park RailroadUP19051910Oregon Short Line Railroad
Electric Inland Empire Railroad Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse Railway Spokane and Eastern Railway and Power Company Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad
Notes
References Association of American Railroads (2003), . Retrieved May 9, 2005.