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Top 25 Bulk commodity rail carriers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 397 bulk commodity rail carriers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 61,749 professional contacts across them, including 18,799 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers bulk commodity rail carriers headquartered in the United States, 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.

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.

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397Companies
61,749Contacts tracked
18,799Verified emails
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The 25 largest bulk commodity rail carriers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 397 bulk commodity rail carriers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to bulk commodity rail carriers: 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
1Partial evidenceOmaha, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+17,731 contacts →

Partial 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
2Indirect 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
3Indirect 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
4Indirect 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
5Indirect 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
6Partial evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000461 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Moving major carload commodities of aggregate, automobiles, lumber, farm products, food and kindred, machinery, pulp and paper, petroleum products, stone, clay, and glass…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceNicholasville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000421 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1973, Richard J.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceLouisville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000356 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Road & Rail Services is a recognized industry leader and a top-tier provider of rail related services to railroads, to rail shippers, and to railcar owners.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000257 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Reliable Rail Services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Partial evidenceBeaumont, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000239 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TGS, a division of Trans-Global Solutions, Inc, is a fully-integrated rail service organization and a leader in the industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceN. Billerica, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000178 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pan Am Railways is now a part of CSX Transportation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBaytown, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20086 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Slay Transportation is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 1100 N 1st St, East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceCedar Rapids, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Iowa Interstate Railroad, LLC is a privately held Delaware Limited Liability Company and subsidiary of Railroad Development Corporation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceColumbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00075 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cathcart Rail is a leading freight rail services and transportation company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceJonesboro, AR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Star Transportation, LLC is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 3201 East Highland Drive PO Box 2067, Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC), founded in 1986, is a privately-held, Texas-based railroad holding company for regional freight railroads, signal construction and design…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since day one StoneArch Logistics has applied integrity, and a fresh, creative approach to solve the logistics challenges of organizations across North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 12802 Crosby Freeway, Houston, TX 77049”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceRonks, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20049 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Strasburg Rail Road Company is America’s oldest short line railroad, incorporated in 1832, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMulga, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a46 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceIndianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1986, The Indiana Rail Road Company is a privately held, 250-mile freight railroad.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidenceCarlstadt, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PORTX INC is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 256 Paterson Plank Road, New Jersey, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Strong evidenceGilmer, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50033 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Custom Commodities Transport is a bulk commodity transporter to its very core.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceNew Hope, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The New Hope Railroad is a privately held freight and tourism railroad headquartered in New Hope, Pennsylvania.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceRidgeland, MS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Bulk commodity rail carriers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
30.4%Verified-email coverage
155.5Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.0%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
141
11-50
150
51-200
74
201-500
17
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
5

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 397 companies.

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 bulk commodity rail carriers, 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “bulk commodity rail carriers”. 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 bulk commodity rail carriers), 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 bulk commodity rail carriers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 18,799 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
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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 bulk commodity rail carriers, 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 bulk commodity rail carriers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 397 bulk commodity rail carriers headquartered in the United States 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?

Union Pacific Railroad, headquartered in Omaha, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most bulk commodity rail carriers?

Houston leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (6) and Fort Worth (6).

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 18,799 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 397 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.