The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Common freight carriers

• Airlake Terminal Railway (ALT)
• BNSF Railway (BNSF)
• Canadian National Railway (CN) including subsidiaries Cedar River Railroad (CEDR), Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DMIR), Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway (DWP), Illinois Central Railroad and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC)
• Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) through subsidiaries Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) and Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
• Cloquet Terminal Railroad (CTRR)
• Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR)
• Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MDW)
• Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN)
• Minnesota Prairie Line, Inc. (MPLI)
• Northern Lines Railway (NLR)
• Northern Plains Railroad (NPR)
• Otter Tail Valley Railroad (OTVR)
• Progressive Rail, Inc. (PGR)
• Red River Valley and Western Railroad (RRVW)
• St. Croix Valley Railroad (SCXY)
• Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR)
• Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Private freight carriers

• Cliffs Erie Railroad
• Northshore Mining
• US Steel

Passenger carriers

Minnesota passenger rail stations
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Empire Builder to Portland or Seattle Detroit Lakes Staples St. Cloud Big Lake Elk River Ramsey Anoka Coon Rapids–Riverdale Fridley Minneapolis–Target Field Saint Paul Red Wing Winona Empire Builder / Borealis to Chicago
Services
Amtrak Northstar Line
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• Amtrak (AMTK)
• Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
• METRO Light Rail
• North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR)
• Northstar Line (MNRX)
• Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway

Defunct railroads

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)