The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of California.
Common freight carriers Freight carrier information is current .
+ Class I Name Carrier Code Parent company Route milesBNSF RailwayBNSFBerkshire HathawayUnion Pacific RailroadUPUnion Pacific Corporation
+ Class III Name Carrier Code Parent company Route milesArizona and California RailroadARZCGenesee & Wyoming (84 in CA)California Northern RailroadCFNRGenesee & WyomingCentral Oregon and Pacific RailroadCORPGenesee & Wyoming (56 in CA)Central Valley Union RailroadCVURLake County RailroadLCR/LCYFrontier RailNapa Valley Wine TrainNVRRNiles Canyon RailwayNCRYPacific Locomotive Association (PLA)10Northwestern Pacific RailroadNWPSonoma-Marin Area Rail TransitPacific Sun RailroadPSRRWatcoSacramento Southern RailroadSSRState of CaliforniaSacramento Valley RailroadSAVPatriot Rail CompanySan Diego and Imperial Valley RailroadSDIYGenesee & WyomingSan Joaquin Valley RailroadSJVRGenesee & WyomingSan Francisco Bay RailroadSFBRSanta Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific RailwaySCBGRoaring Camp, Inc.Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay RailwaySCMBProgressive Rail, Inc.Santa Maria Valley RailroadSMVRRSierra Northern RailwaySERAStockton Terminal and Eastern RailroadSTEOmniTraxTrona RailwayTRCSearles Valley Minerals/NirmaVentura County RailroadVCRRGenesee & WyomingWest Isle Line, Inc.WFSNutrienYreka Western RailroadYWRailmark Holdings
+ Switching and terminal Name Carrier Code Parent company Route milesCentral California Traction CompanyCCTBNSF/UPRRLos Angeles Junction RailwayLAJBNSFModesto and Empire Traction CompanyMETOakland Terminal RailwayOTRBNSF/UPRRPacific Harbor Line, Inc.PHLAnacostia Rail Holdings CompanyQuincy RailroadQRRRichmond Pacific RailroadRPRC
Other
Mare Island Rail Service (MIRS) at Mare Island Mojave Northern Railroad, a private carrier industrial railway owned by Cemex Oakland Global Rail Enterprise (OGRE) at the Port of Oakland West Oakland Pacific Railroad Port of Oakland Railway (POAK) Southern California Railroad (SCRR) in Plaster City USG Corporation (USG) in Plaster City
Passenger carriers
Intercity Amtrak (AMTK): California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle Amtrak California (CDTX): Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and Gold Runner California High-Speed Rail (under construction) Brightline West (under construction)
Commuter rail Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) Caltrain (JPBX) Coaster (SDNX) Metrolink (SCAX) Arrow Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) North Valley Rail (planned)
Local Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) eBART Oakland Airport Connector (people mover) Los Angeles Metro Rail (LACZ) San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) Muni Metro Market Street Railway (E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves lines) San Francisco cable car system OC Streetcar (under construction) SacRT light rail (SCRT) San Diego Trolley (SDTI) VTA light rail (VTA) Sprinter (SDNX)
Excursion
Angels Flight Calico and Odessa Railroad (C&OR) California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) Sacramento Southern Railroad Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRY) Justi Creek Railway Napa Valley Wine Train (NVRR) Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY) Pacific Coast Railroad Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (PSRM) Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad Poway-Midland Railroad Redwood Valley Railway Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad (RCBT) Sacramento Southern Railroad (SSRR) Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway (SCBG) Sierra Railroad (SERA) California Western Railroad (also known as the Skunk Train) (CWR) Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Sacramento RiverTrain (SYPD) Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) Western Railway Museum Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad (YMSP) Yreka Western Railroad (YW)
Amusement park Disneyland Monorail Disneyland Railroad Ghost Town & Calico Railroad
Defunct railroads