What are the major rail companies or rail systems in US?

Freight Railroads: The USA has six major RR Companies: Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Sante Fe, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National. Each of these is a very large company, with thousands of track miles, locomotives etc. Passenger Railroads: Intercity passengers are carried by a quasi-governmental agency called AMTRAK. AMTRAK runs its passenger service coast to coast.

If you want to travel coast to coast, you'll need to change trains in central US City like Chicago, St. Louis or New Orleans, but you can make the whole trip in two train rides. Rail Passes - You can purchase these on the AMTRAK website. * USA Rail Passes 15-day, 30-day and 45-day rail travel options throughout the United States.

* California Rail Pass Get 7 days of travel in a 21-day period for $159. Local Passenger Travel. Many large cities have a communter rail service, some, like New York have a huge web of rail service.

Check the individual city for a commuter transport agency, such as CTA for Chicago, or MTA for the New York Area.

The most important railroad networks in the United States include: Union pacific Railroad, BNSF railway, CSX transportation, Kansas city southern railway, Norfolk southern railway. The intercity train systems can be viewed through traintraveling.com/index.shtml.

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