List of Quebec railways
The following railways operate in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Common freight carriers
- Arnaud Railway
- Canadian National Railway including subsidiaries Chaleur Bay Railway, Matapedia and Gulf Railway, and Ottawa Central Railway, and lessor Chemin de fer de la Gaspésie
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cartier Railway
- CSX Transportation
- Chemin de fer Lanaudière
- Ontario Northland Railway through subsidiary Nipissing Central Railway
- Ottawa Valley Railway
- Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais
- Quebec Gatineau Railway
- Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
- Roberval and Saguenay Railway
- Romaine River Railway
- St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
- Tshiuetin Rail Transportation
- Cartier Railway
Private freight carriers
- Port of Montreal railway
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak
- Old Quebec Funicular
- Via Rail
Defunct railways
| Name | Mark | System | From | To | Successor | Notes |
| Asbestos and Danville Railway | ASDA | 1897 | - | |||
| Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway | 1893 | 1907 | Quebec Oriental Railway | - | ||
| Atlantic and North-West Railway | CP | 1879 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Atlantic, Quebec and Western Railway | 1901 | 1929 | Canadian National Railway | - | ||
| Baie des Chaleurs Railway | 1882 | 1894 | Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway | - | ||
| Beauharnois Junction Railway | GT | 1873 | 1893 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad | B&M | 1875 | 1878 | South Eastern Railway | - | |
| Boston and Lowell Railroad | B&M | 1887 | 1887 | Boston and Maine Railroad | - | |
| Boston and Maine Railroad | B&M | B&M | 1887 | 1926 | Canadian Pacific Railway, Quebec Central Railway | - |
| Canada Atlantic Railway | GT | 1879 | 1914 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway | CGT | 1909 | Still exists as a lessor of Canadian National Railway subsidiary Matapedia and Gulf Railway | |||
| Canadian American Railroad | CDAC | 1995 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway | - | |
| Canadian Atlantic Railway | CP | 1988 | 1994 | Canadian American Railroad | - | |
| Canadian Government Railways | CGR | CGR | 1915 | 1993 | Canadian National Railway | - |
| Canadian Northern Montreal Tunnel and Terminal Company | CNor | 1911 | 1914 | Mount Royal Tunnel and Terminal Company | - | |
| Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | CNQ | CNor | 1906 | Still exists as a subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway | ||
| Cap de la Madeleine Railway | CP | 1895 | - | |||
| Carillon and Grenville Railway | CNor | 1859 | 1914 | Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | - | |
| Central Railway of Canada | 1905 | - | ||||
| Central Vermont Railroad | GT | 1873 | 1899 | Central Vermont Railway | - | |
| Central Vermont Railway | CV | GT | 1899 | 1956 | Canadian National Railway | - |
| Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad | GT | 1832 | 1857 | Montreal and Champlain Railroad | - | |
| Chateauguay and Northern Railway | CNor | 1895 | 1906 | Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | - | |
| Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad | B&M | 1870 | 1887 | Boston and Lowell Railroad | - | |
| Consolidated Rail Corporation | CR | 1976 | 1999 | CSX Transportation | - | |
| Coteau and Province Line Railway and Bridge Company | GT | 1872 | 1879 | Canada Atlantic Railway | - | |
| Drummond County Railway | CGR | 1886 | 1899 | Intercolonial Railway | - | |
| East Richelieu Valley Railway | D&H | 1890 | 1900 | Quebec Southern Railway | - | |
| Grand Trunk Railway | GT | GT | 1852 | 1923 | Canadian National Railway | |
| Great Eastern Railway | 1882 | 1894 | Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway | - | ||
| Great Northern Railway of Canada | CNor | 1883 | 1906 | Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | - | |
| Hereford Railway | MEC | 1888 | 1928 | Canadian Pacific Railway | ||
| Hereford Branch Railway | MEC | 1887 | 1888 | Hereford Railway | ||
| Intercolonial Railway | IRC | CGR | 1867 | 1993 | Canadian National Railway | - |
| International Railway | CP | 1877 | 1886 | Atlantic and North-West Railway | - | |
| Jacques Cartier Union Railway | GT | 1880 | 1893 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Joliette and Brandon Railway | 1905 | 1962 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | ||
| L'Assomption Railway | 1886 | - | ||||
| Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway | CP | 1875 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Lake St. Louis and Province Line Railway | GT | 1847 | 1850 | Montreal and New York Railroad | - | |
| Lake Temiscamingue Colonization Railway | CP | 1886 | - | |||
| Levis and Kennebec Railway | CP | 1869 | 1881 | Quebec Central Railway | - | |
| Lotbinière and Megantic Railway | CGR | 1889 | 1920 | Canadian Government Railways | - | |
| Lower Laurentian Railway | CNor | 1888 | 1900 | Great Northern Railway of Canada | - | |
| Maine Central Railroad | MEC | 1890 | 1925 | N/A | ||
| Massawippi Valley Railway | B&M | 1862 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Matane and Gaspé Railway | 1902 | 1909 | Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway | - | ||
| Matapedia Railway | 1997 | 1999 | Matapedia and Gulf Railway | - | ||
| Missisquoi and Black Rivers Valley Railway | CP | 1870 | 1881 | Missisquoi Valley Railway | - | |
| Missisquoi and Clyde Rivers Railroad | CP | 1869 | 1880 | Newport and Richford Railroad | - | |
| Missisquoi Valley Railway | CP | 1881 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Montfort Colonization Railway | CNor | 1890 | 1898 | Montfort and Gatineau Colonization Railway | - | |
| Montfort and Gatineau Colonization Railway | CNor | 1898 | 1902 | Great Northern Railway of Canada | - | |
| Montreal and Atlantic Railway | CP | 1891 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Montreal and Bytown Railway | CNor | 1853 | 1859 | Carillon and Grenville Railway | - | |
| Montreal, Chambly and Sorel Railway | GT | 1871 | 1875 | Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Champlain Railroad | GT | 1857 | 1872 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway | GT | 1870 | 1893 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway | GT | 1871 | 1879 | Canada Atlantic Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Lachine Railroad | GT | 1846 | 1850 | Montreal and New York Railroad | - | |
| Montreal and Lake Maskinonge Railway | CP | 1887 | 1905 | Joliette and Brandon Railway | - | |
| Montreal and New York Railroad | GT | 1850 | 1857 | Montreal and Champlain Railroad | - | |
| Montreal Northern Colonization Railway | CP | 1869 | 1875 | Montreal, Ottawa and Western Railway, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Ottawa Railway | CP | 1890 | 1958 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | |
| Montreal, Ottawa and Western Railway | CP | 1875 | 1883 | Montreal and Western Railway | - | |
| Montreal, Portland and Boston Railway | GT | 1875 | 1896 | Montreal and Province Line Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Province Line Railway | GT | 1896 | - | |||
| Montreal and Sorel Railway | D&H | 1881 | 1894 | South Shore Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Southern Counties Railway | GT | 1897 | 1957 | Canadian National Railway | Electric until 1956 | |
| Montreal and Vermont Junction Railway | GT | 1849 | 1956 | Canadian National Railway | - | |
| Montreal and Western Railway | CP | 1883 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | ||
| Mount Royal Tunnel and Terminal Company | CNor | 1914 | - | |||
| Napierville Junction Railway | NJ | D&H | 1888 | Still exists as a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | ||
| National Transcontinental Railway | CGR | 1903 | 1993 | Canadian National Railway | - | |
| New York Central Railroad | NYC | NYC | 1914 | 1968 | Penn Central Transportation Company | - |
| New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | NYC | 1898 | 1914 | New York Central Railroad | - | |
| Newport and Richford Railroad | CP | 1880 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway | - | |
| North Shore Railway | CP | 1882 | 1885 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | |
| North Shore Railway | CP | 1870 | 1875 | Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway | - | |
| North Shore Railway | CP | 1853 | 1858 | North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation Company | - | |
| North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation Company | CP | 1858 | 1858 | North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation and Land Company | - | |
| North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation and Land Company | CP | 1858 | 1870 | North Shore Railway | - | |
| Northern Colonization Railway | 1899 | 1956 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | ||
| Ontario and Quebec Railway | CP | 1871 | 1998 | St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway | - | |
| Orford Mountain Railway | CP | 1888 | 1958 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | |
| Ottawa and Gatineau Railway | CP | 1894 | 1901 | Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway | - | |
| Ottawa and Gatineau Valley Railway | CP | 1871 | 1894 | Ottawa and Gatineau Railway | - | |
| Ottawa Interprovincial Bridge Company | CP | 1898 | - | |||
| Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway | CP | 1901 | 1958 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | |
| Ottawa River Railway | 1903 | 1905 | Central Railway of Canada | - | ||
| Ottawa Valley Railway | 1892 | 1894 | Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway | - | ||
| Penn Central Transportation Company | PC | 1968 | 1976 | Consolidated Rail Corporation | - | |
| Philipsburg Railway and Quarry Company | 1895 | - | ||||
| Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska Railway | CP | 1871 | 1875 | Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway | - | |
| Philipsburg Junction Railway and Quarry Company | 1888 | 1895 | Philipsburg Railway and Quarry Company | - | ||
| Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway | CP | 1880 | 1903 | Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway | - | |
| Pontiac and Renfrew Railway | 1888 | 1894 | N/A | - | ||
| Quebec Railway, Light and Power Company | QL&P, QLP | 1899 | 1951 | Canadian National Railway | Electric until 1959 | |
| Quebec Bridge Company | CGR | 1887 | 1903 | Quebec Bridge and Railway Company | - | |
| Quebec Bridge and Railway Company | CGR | 1903 | - | |||
| Quebec Central Railway | QC | CP | 1875 | 2006 | N/A | - |
| Quebec and James Bay Railway | CNor | 1883 | 1897 | Great Northern Railway of Canada | - | |
| Quebec and Lake St. John Railway | Q&LS | CNor | 1869 | Still exists as a subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway | ||
| Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway | 1881 | 1899 | Quebec Railway, Light and Power Company | - | ||
| Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway | CP | 1875 | 1882 | Canadian Pacific Railway, North Shore Railway | - | |
| Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway | QM&S | D&H | 1906 | 1929 | Canadian National Railway | - |
| Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Railway | CNor | 1903 | 1906 | Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | - | |
| Quebec Oriental Railway | 1903 | 1929 | Canadian National Railway | - | ||
| Quebec and Richmond Railway | GT | 1850 | 1853 | Grand Trunk Railway | - | |
| Quebec and Saguenay Railway | CGR | 1905 | 1919 | Canadian Government Railways | - | |
| Quebec Southern Railway | QSR | 1996 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway | - | |
| Quebec Southern Railway | D&H | 1900 | 1906 | Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway | - | |
| Quebec and Western Railway | CP | 1924 | Still exists as a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway | |||
| Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Railway | CP | 1869 | 1872 | South Eastern Railway | - | |
| Rutland Railroad | R | R | 1901 | 1934 | N/A | - |
| Rutland and Noyan Railway | R | 1899 | 1934 | N/A | - | |
| St. Francis and Megantic International Railway | CP | 1870 | 1877 | International Railway | - | |
| St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway | NYC | 1888 | Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of CSX Transportation | |||
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad | GT | 1845 | 1853 | Grand Trunk Railway | ||
| St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway | STLH | CP | 1996 | 2001 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - |
| St. Lawrence, Lower Laurentian and Saguenay Railway | CNor | 1878 | 1888 | Lower Laurentian Railway | - | |
| St. Maurice Railway and Navigation Company | CP | 1857 | 1858 | North Shore Railway and St. Maurice Navigation Company | - | |
| St. Maurice Valley Railway | CP | 1904 | 1958 | Canadian Pacific Railway | - | |
| Shawinigan Falls Terminal Railway | 1902 | Electric until the 1950s; still exists as a joint subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway | ||||
| Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway | CP | 1869 | 1875 | Quebec Central Railway | - | |
| South Shore Railway | D&H | 1894 | 1902 | Quebec Southern Railway | - | |
| South Eastern Railway | CP | 1872 | 1891 | Montreal and Atlantic Railway | - | |
| South Eastern Counties Junction Railway | CP | 1866 | 1872 | South Eastern Railway | - | |
| Southwestern Railway | NYC | 1888 | 1896 | St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway | - | |
| Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad | GT | 1853 | 1956 | Canadian National Railway | - | |
| Temiscouata Railway | TMC | 1885 | 1949 | Canadian National Railway | - | |
| Trans-Ontario Railway | TOR | 1996 | 1997 | Ottawa Valley Railway | - | |
| United Counties Railway | D&H | 1883 | 1900 | Quebec Southern Railway | - | |
| Vaudreuil and Prescott Railway | CP | 1884 | 1890 | Montreal and Ottawa Railway | - | |
| Vermont Central Railroad | GT | 1873 | Central Vermont Railroad | - | ||
| Waterloo and Magog Railway | CP | 1871 | 1888 | Atlantic and North-West Railway | - |
;Electric
- Hull Electric Company
- Montreal Island Belt Line Railway
- Montreal and Southern Counties Railway
- Montreal Terminal Railway
- Quebec Railway, Light and Power Company
- Quebec District Railway
- Shawinigan Falls Terminal Railway
- Quebec Railway Corporation through subsidiary Charlevoix Railway
- Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway