List of Oregon railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Current railroads
Common freight carriers
- Albany and Eastern Railroad
- *Operates the Venell Farms Railroad Company
- BNSF Railway
- Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
- City of Prineville Railway
- Clackamas Valley Railway
- Coos Bay Rail Line
- Goose Lake Railway LLC
- Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad
- Klamath Northern Railway
- Mount Hood Railroad
- Oregon Eastern Railroad
- Oregon Pacific Railroad
- Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad
- Peninsula Terminal Company
- Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
- Portland and Western Railroad
- *Operates the Hampton Railway and the Willamette Pacific Railroad
- Portland Terminal Railroad
- Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad Corporation
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Wallowa Union Railroad Authority
- Willamette Valley Railway
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak
- Astoria Riverfront Trolley
- Eagle Cap Excursion Train
- MAX Light Rail
- Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
- Sumpter Valley Railway
- Washington Park and Zoo Railway
- Westside Express Service
- Willamette Shore Trolley
- Oregon Pacific Railroad
Private freight carriers
- SP Newsprint
- Superior Lumber Company
Defunct railroads
| Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
| Albany and Lebanon Railroad | SP | 1880 | 1881 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | GN/ NP | 1895 | 1911 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | - | |
| Astoria and South Coast Railway | GN/ NP | 1888 | 1892 | Seashore Road Company | - | |
| Astoria Southern Railway | 1910 | 1943 | N/A | - | ||
| Beaverton and Willsburg Railroad | SP | 1906 | 1916 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Boise and Western Railway | UP | 1909 | 1910 | Oregon Eastern Railway | - | |
| Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | - | |
| Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | - | |
| Burlington Northern, Inc. | 1981 | 1985 | Burlington Northern Railroad | - | ||
| California Northeastern Railway | SP | 1905 | 1911 | Oregon Eastern Railway | - | |
| California and Oregon Coast Railroad | 1913 | 1954 | N/A | - | ||
| Carlton and Coast Railroad | CR&C | 1910 | 1940 | N/A | - | |
| Central Railroad of Oregon | 1909 | 1927 | Union Railroad of Oregon | - | ||
| Central Railway of Oregon | 1905 | 1909 | Central Railroad of Oregon | - | ||
| Central Oregon Railroad | GN/ NP | 1908 | 1909 | Oregon Trunk Railway | - | |
| Central Pacific Railway | SP | 1912 | 1959 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Clackamas Southern Railway | 1908 | 1914 | Willamette Valley Southern Railway | - | ||
| Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad | 1913 | 1925 | N/A | - | ||
| Columbia River and Astoria Railway | GN/ NP | 1891 | 1895 | Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | - | |
| Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad | UP | 1903 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Columbia Southern Railway | UP | 1897 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Condon, Kinzua and Southern Railroad | CKSO | 1928 | 1976 | N/A | - | |
| Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company | SP | 1890 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Corvallis and Alsea River Railway | SP | 1907 | 1911 | Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | - | |
| Corvallis and Eastern Railroad | SP | 1897 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Railroad | 1872 | 1874 | Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | - | ||
| The Dalles and Southern Railroad | 1933 | 1936 | N/A | - | ||
| Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad | SP | 1877 | 1879 | Willamette Valley Railroad | - | |
| Des Chutes Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | - | |
| East Portland Traction Company | EPTC | 1987 | 1997 | Oregon Pacific Railroad | - | |
| Gales Creek and Wilson River Railroad | GN/ NP | 1917 | 1944 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | - | |
| Goble, Nehalem and Pacific Railway | 1902 | 1922 | N/A | - | ||
| Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1927 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | - |
| Great Southern Railroad | 1904 | 1933 | The Dalles and Southern Railroad | - | ||
| Great Western Railway of Colorado | GWR | 1986 | 1987 | Great Western Railway of Oregon | - | |
| Great Western Railway of Oregon | GWR | 1987 | 1997 | Lake County Railroad | - | |
| Independence and Monmouth Railway | SP | 1889 | 1918 | N/A | - | |
| Klamath Lake Railroad | 1901 | 1913 | N/A | - | ||
| Lake County Railroad | LCR | 1997 | 2005 | Modoc Northern Railroad | - | |
| Longview, Portland and Northern Railway | LPN | 1952 | 1999 | N/A | - | |
| LRY LLC | LRY | 2009 | 2017 | Goose Lake Railway LLC | - | |
| Malheur Railroad | 1923 | 1928 | Oregon and Northwestern Railroad | - | ||
| Malheur Valley Railway | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Marion and Linn County Railroad | SP | 1918 | 1927 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Medford and Crater Lake Railroad | GN/ NP | 1904 | 1907 | Pacific and Eastern Railway | - | |
| Modoc Northern Railroad | MNRR | 2005 | 2009 | LRY LLC | - | |
| Molalla Western Railway | MWRL | 1993 | 1997 | Oregon Pacific Railroad | - | |
| Mount Hood Railroad | UP | 1905 | 1968 | Mount Hood Railway | - | |
| Mount Hood Railway | MH | UP | 1968 | 1987 | Mount Hood Railroad | - |
| Nevada–California–Oregon Railway | SP | 1888 | 1945 | Central Pacific Railway | - | |
| Northern Pacific Railroad | NP | 1864 | 1896 | Northern Pacific Railway | - | |
| Northern Pacific Railway | NP | NP | 1896 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | - |
| Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon | NP/ SP/ UP | 1882 | 1965 | Portland Terminal Railroad | - | |
| Northwest Railway | UP | Northwestern Railroad | - | |||
| Northwestern Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon Railway | SP | 1880 | 1880 | Oregonian Railway | - | |
| Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | UP | 1896 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon Railway Extensions Company | UP | 1888 | 1896 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon Railway and Navigation Company | UP | 1879 | 1896 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon and California Railroad | SP | 1870 | 1927 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Oregon, California and Eastern Railway | OCE | GN/ SP | 1915 | 1990 | N/A | - |
| Oregon Central Railroad | SP | 1866 | 1880 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| Oregon Central Rail Road | SP | 1867 | 1870 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | SP | 1895 | 1898 | Corvallis and Eastern Railroad | - | |
| Oregon Eastern Railway | SP, UP | 1905 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway, Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon Electric Railway | OE | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1981 | Burlington Northern, Inc. | Electric until 1945 |
| Oregon and Northwestern Railroad | ONW | 1934 | 1984 | N/A | - | |
| Oregon Pacific Railroad | SP | 1880 | 1894 | Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | - | |
| Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway | OPE | 1912 | 1994 | N/A | - | |
| Oregon Short Line Railroad | UP | 1897 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | - | |
| Oregon Short Line Railway | UP | 1882 | 1889 | Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | - | |
| Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | UP | 1889 | 1897 | Oregon Short Line Railroad | - | |
| Oregon and Southeastern Railroad | 1905 | 1914 | Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway | - | ||
| Oregon Southern Railway | UP | Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad | - | |||
| Oregon Portage Railroad | 1858 | 1896 | N/A | - | ||
| Oregon Steam Navigation Company | UP | 1862 | 1880 | Oregon Railway and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon Trunk Railway | OT | GN/ NP | 1909 | 1981 | Burlington Northern, Inc. | - |
| Oregon Trunk Line, Inc. | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1909 | Oregon Trunk Railway | - | |
| Oregon and Washington Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | UP | 1910 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad | - | |
| Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad | NP | 1886 | 1892 | Washington and Columbia River Railway | - | |
| Oregon Western Railroad | SP | 1889 | 1890 | Oregonian Railroad | - | |
| Oregon Western Railway | SP | 1905 | 1914 | Willamette Pacific Railroad Company | - | |
| Oregonian Railroad | SP | 1890 | 1893 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| Oregonian Railway | SP | 1880 | 1889 | Oregon Western Railroad | - | |
| Pacific Railway and Navigation Company | SP | 1905 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Pacific Coast Line Railway | SP | 1911 | 1912 | Willamette Pacific Railroad Company | - | |
| Pacific and Eastern Railway | GN/ NP | 1907 | 1919 | N/A | - | |
| Pacific Great Western Railway | SP | 1911 | 1912 | Willamette Pacific Railroad Company | - | |
| Portland, Astoria and Pacific Railroad | GN/ NP | 1919 | 1921 | United Railways | - | |
| Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | SP | 1907 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Portland and Southwestern Railroad | 1905 | 1944 | N/A | - | ||
| Portland Terminal Railroad | PTRC | NP/ SP/ UP | 1965 | Still exists as a joint subsidiary of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Portland Traction Company | PRTD | SP/ UP | 1930 | 1991 | East Portland Traction Company | Electric until 1958 |
| Portland and Willamette Valley Railway | SP | 1885 | 1892 | Portland and Yamhill Railroad | - | |
| Portland and Yamhill Railroad | SP | 1892 | 1893 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| Rogue River Valley Railway | 1891 | 1915 | Southern Oregon Traction Company | - | ||
| Salem, Falls City and Western Railway | SP | 1901 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Seashore Road Company | GN/ NP | 1893 | 1897 | Astoria and Columbia River Railroad | - | |
| Sheridan and Willamina Railroad | SP | 1907 | 1913 | Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway | - | |
| Southern Extensions Railway | UP | 1906 | Des Chutes Railroad | - | ||
| Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1887 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | - |
| Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad | - |
| Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | SP&S, SPS | GN/ NP | 1908 | 1979 | Burlington Northern Inc. | - |
| Sumpter Valley Railway | 1890 | 1961 | N/A | - | ||
| Terminal Railway | SP | 1911 | 1913 | Willamette Pacific Railroad | - | |
| Umatilla Central Railroad | UP | 1906 | 1910 | Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Union Railroad of Oregon | UO | 1927 | 1993 | N/A | - | |
| Union Railway | 1890 | 1894 | Union Street and Suburban Railway | - | ||
| Union, Cove and Valley Railway | 1905 | 1906 | Central Railway of Oregon | - | ||
| Union Street and Suburban Railway | 1894 | 1906 | Union, Cove and Valley Railway | - | ||
| United Railways | URC | GN/ NP | 1906 | 1944 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway | - |
| Valley and Siletz Railroad | VS | 1912 | 1985 | Willamette Valley Railroad | - | |
| Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad | UP | 1868 | 1910 | Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company | - | |
| Walla Walla Valley Railway | WWV | NP | 1910 | 1985 | N/A | Electric until 1949 |
| Washington and Columbia River Railway | NP | 1892 | 1907 | Northern Pacific Railway | - | |
| Western Oregon Railroad | SP | 1879 | 1880 | Oregon and California Railroad | - | |
| WCTU Railway LLC | 1974 | 2013 | Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad Corporation | - | ||
| White City Terminal & Utilities Co. | 1954 | 1974 | WCTU Railway | - | ||
| Willamette Pacific Railroad Company | SP | 1911 | 1915 | Southern Pacific Company | - | |
| Willamette Valley Railroad | WVRD | 1984 | 1994 | Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | - | |
| Willamette Valley Railroad | SP | 1878 | 1880 | Oregon Railway | - | |
| Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | 1911 | N/A | - | |||
| Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad | SP | 1874 | 1894 | Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad | - | |
| Willamina and Grand Ronde Railroad | WGRR | 1980 | 1986 | Willamette Valley Railroad | - | |
| Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | WGR | 1988 | 1996 | Willamette Valley Railway | - | |
| Willamina and Grand Ronde Railway | 1920 | 1955 | Longview, Portland and Northern Railway | - |
Private freight carriers
- Bridal Veil Falls Lumbering Company
- Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
- Northwest Log and Lumber Company
- Black Diamond Coal Mining Company
- Sunset Logging Company
Passenger carriers
- Samtrak
Electric
- Albany Street Railway
- Astoria Electric Company
- Astoria Street Railway
- Central Railway of Oregon
- City and Suburban Railway
- East Side Railway
- Eugene and Eastern Railway
- Forest Grove Transportation Company
- Medford Coast Railroad
- Mount Hood Railway and Power Company
- Mount Scott Railway
- Multnomah Street Railway
- Oregon City and Southern Railway
- Oregon Electric Railway
- Oregon Traction Company
- Oregon Water Power and Railway Company
- Pacific Power & Light Company
- Portland Railroad and Terminal Division
- Portland Railway
- Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
- Portland City and Oregon Railway
- Portland Consolidated Railway
- Portland Consolidated Street Railway
- Portland Electric Power Company
- Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway
- Portland and Fairview Railway
- Portland Traction Company
- Portland and Vancouver Railway
- Southern Oregon Traction Company
- Southern Pacific Company
- Trans-continental Street Railway
- Union Street and Suburban Railway
- United Railways
- Valley Railway
- Walla Walla Valley Railway
- Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
- Waverly–Woodstock Electric Railway
- Willamette Bridge Railway
- Willamette Falls Company
- Willamette Valley Railway
- Willamette Valley Southern Railway