Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Rail companies worldwide

RevenueBase identified 564 rail companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 255,873 professional contacts across them, including 64,914 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers rail companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026. Country and city lists for rail companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
564Companies
255,873Contacts tracked
64,914Verified emails
0Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest rail companies worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 564 rail companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rail companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLa Plaine Saint-denis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+37,296 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SNCF is a world leader in public transportation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+23,689 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway, getting people and goods where they need to be and supporting the economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSaint-denis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+18,948 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SNCF Réseau : gestionnaire du réseau ferré national Etablissement public industriel et commercial (Epic), SNCF Réseau regroupe depuis le 1er janvier 2015 tous les services en…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Strong evidenceOmaha, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+17,731 contacts →

Strong evidence

“One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad connects 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+17,124 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The RATP Group is the world's third largest public transport company, carrying 12 million people every day in France and around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+16,307 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BNSF Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+12,321 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Moving America Where it wants to go.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceRome, ItalyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+10,194 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Company of the Ferrovie dello Stato Group with the public role of Infrastructure Manager.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+9,874 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CSX is a company on the move.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+9,218 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Strong evidenceRome, ItalyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+8,529 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Trenitalia, the Ferrovie dello Stato Group's company for the transportation of passengers and the provision of logistics services for goods, is one of Europe’s largest rail…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceJuiz De Fora, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+6,152 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Somos a MRS, Uma das maiores operadoras logísticas do mundo.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Strong evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0004,053 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Queensland Rail is an integrated customer and rail infrastructure business with around staff,$6.9 billion in assets, 216 stations and more than 6,500 kilometres of track across…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Strong evidenceAlbertville, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0003,701 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Our team creates lifelong customer relationships, supplying comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for the global rail industry and setting the standard for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceFrankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+3,074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die DB Netz AG ist das Schieneninfrastrukturunternehmen der Deutschen Bahn AG.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,713 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Go places no one else can go with CPKC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,529 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Strong evidenceNorth Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,933 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSwindon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0001,875 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As one of the largest train companies in Britain, more than 100 million customers a year join us on board.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,678 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Somos a SuperVia e operamos o serviço de trens urbanos na Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidencePontypridd, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,414 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Teimlad Trenau Newydd / That New Train Feeling”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMilano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,186 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“To develop and optimise the railway service in Lombardy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Strong evidenceMile End, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,163 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ARTC is a vital link in the nation’s transport supply chain – operating and maintaining the national rail network to connect our regions, cities and ports.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceEast Of England, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,080 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The new Greater Anglia franchise began operating on 16 October 2016.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are EMR.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Rail companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
25.4%Verified-email coverage
453.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
143
11-50
138
51-200
131
201-500
44
501-1,000
32
1,001-5,000
33
5,001-10,000
15
10001+
20

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among rail companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
8 countries, largest first: the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Australia, Brazil. Country and city lists for rail companies are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “rail companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names rail companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among rail companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 64,914 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Rail companies by location

8 lists · largest first

Every Rail companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names rail companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many rail companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 564 rail companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Groupe Sncf, headquartered in Worldwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most rail companies?

The United States leads with 249 companies, followed by Germany (84) and the United Kingdom (65). Every rail companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most rail companies?

London leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (11) and Berlin (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 64,914 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 564 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.