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Top 25 Freight rail operators based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 870 company matches for freight rail operators associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 101,969 professional contacts across them, including 30,749 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for freight rail operators associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.
The 25 largest freight rail operators based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17,731 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 16,307 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “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.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 9,874 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CSX is a company on the move.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 9,859 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 9,218 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 8,944 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Put us on the job and consider it done.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 3,701 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Our team creates lifelong customer relationships, supplying comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for the global rail industry and setting the standard for…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 3,376 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Trinity Industries is North America’s premier provider of railcar products and services.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 2,529 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 2,146 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Watco is a full-service supply chain solutions provider specializing in rail, transloading, and logistics.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 1,761 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Greenbrier Companies is a leading supplier of rail transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 1,174 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “G&W owns or leases more than 100 freight railroads throughout North America with employees serving customers over more than track miles.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 856 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo, Kansas City Southern (KCS)(NYSE: KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S, Mexico and Panama.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 646 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “AITX helps freight customers keep assets moving where reliability and predictability matter most.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 583 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “With more than 45 years of experience, Railserve is the leading provider of industrial rail services in North America.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 479 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “World class shared assets operator for CSX and Norfolk Southern, operating over 1200 miles of track in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 461 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Moving major carload commodities of aggregate, automobiles, lumber, farm products, food and kindred, machinery, pulp and paper, petroleum products, stone, clay, and glass…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 421 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In 1973, Richard J.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 359 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1977, Alliance Shippers, Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 356 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “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.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 274 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Beemac Logistics is a premier multi-modal full service transportation and logistics provider offering trucking, logistics, port, warehousing, and specialized hauling services to…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 271 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are Arnold Transportation.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 266 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “TrinityRail® is North America’s premier provider of rail transportation solutions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 257 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Reliable Rail Services.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 239 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “TGS, a division of Trans-Global Solutions, Inc, is a fully-integrated rail service organization and a leader in the industry.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “freight rail operators”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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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 870 companies.
How this list was built
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- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “freight rail operators” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- 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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 30,749 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “freight rail operators”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many freight rail operators are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 870 company matches for freight rail operators associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Union Pacific Railroad tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which city has the most freight rail operators?
Houston leads with 28 company records, followed by Chicago (12) and Jacksonville (11).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 30,749 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 870 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
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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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 SmartSearch, 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.
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Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 870 matching company records for freight rail operators based in the United States, with 101,969 tracked contacts and 30,749 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
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Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Omaha, NE, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Omaha, NE, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,731 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Fort Worth, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Fort Worth, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,307 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,874 contacts → |
“CSX is a company on the move.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,859 contacts → |
“Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,218 contacts → |
“Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Green Bay, WI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Green Bay, WI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,944 contacts → |
“Put us on the job and consider it done.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Albertville, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Albertville, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,701 contacts → |
“Our team creates lifelong customer relationships, supplying comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for the global rail industry and setting the standard for…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Dallas, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,376 contacts → |
“Trinity Industries is North America’s premier provider of railcar products and services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Norfolk Southern Railroadnscorp.com HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,529 contacts → |
“Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Pittsburg, KS, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Pittsburg, KS, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,146 contacts → |
“Watco is a full-service supply chain solutions provider specializing in rail, transloading, and logistics.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Lake Oswego, OR, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Lake Oswego, OR, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,761 contacts → |
“The Greenbrier Companies is a leading supplier of rail transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Darien, CT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Darien, CT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,174 contacts → |
“G&W owns or leases more than 100 freight railroads throughout North America with employees serving customers over more than track miles.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Kansas City, MO, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Kansas City, MO, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 856 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo, Kansas City Southern (KCS)(NYSE: KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S, Mexico and Panama.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: St. Charles, MO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | St. Charles, MO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 646 contacts → |
“AITX helps freight customers keep assets moving where reliability and predictability matter most.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Frankfort, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Frankfort, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 583 contacts → |
“With more than 45 years of experience, Railserve is the leading provider of industrial rail services in North America.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Conrailconrail.com HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 479 contacts → |
“World class shared assets operator for CSX and Norfolk Southern, operating over 1200 miles of track in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 461 contacts → |
“Moving major carload commodities of aggregate, automobiles, lumber, farm products, food and kindred, machinery, pulp and paper, petroleum products, stone, clay, and glass…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Nicholasville, KY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Nicholasville, KY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 421 contacts → |
“In 1973, Richard J.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 359 contacts → |
“Founded in 1977, Alliance Shippers, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Louisville, KY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Louisville, KY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 356 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Beaver, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beaver, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 274 contacts → |
“Beemac Logistics is a premier multi-modal full service transportation and logistics provider offering trucking, logistics, port, warehousing, and specialized hauling services to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Grand Prairie, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Grand Prairie, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 271 contacts → |
“We are Arnold Transportation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 266 contacts → |
“TrinityRail® is North America’s premier provider of rail transportation solutions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 257 contacts → |
“Reliable Rail Services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Beaumont, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Beaumont, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 239 contacts → |
“TGS, a division of Trans-Global Solutions, Inc, is a fully-integrated rail service organization and a leader in the industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Freight rail operators: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
870 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
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 870 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for freight rail operators?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many freight rail operators did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 870 matching company records, 101,969 tracked contacts and 30,749 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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Cite this list
RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/freight-rail-operators/united-states.
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Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States
RevenueBase records 870 matching company records for freight rail operators based in the United States, with 101,969 tracked contacts and 30,749 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQ: Omaha, NE, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Omaha, NE, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,731 contacts → |
“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…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | HQ: Fort Worth, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Fort Worth, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 16,307 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,874 contacts → |
“CSX is a company on the move.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,859 contacts → |
“Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,218 contacts → |
“Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | HQ: Green Bay, WI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Green Bay, WI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 8,944 contacts → |
“Put us on the job and consider it done.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Albertville, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Albertville, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,701 contacts → |
“Our team creates lifelong customer relationships, supplying comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for the global rail industry and setting the standard for…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Dallas, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,376 contacts → |
“Trinity Industries is North America’s premier provider of railcar products and services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Norfolk Southern Railroadnscorp.com HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,529 contacts → |
“Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | HQ: Pittsburg, KS, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Pittsburg, KS, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,146 contacts → |
“Watco is a full-service supply chain solutions provider specializing in rail, transloading, and logistics.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | HQ: Lake Oswego, OR, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Lake Oswego, OR, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,761 contacts → |
“The Greenbrier Companies is a leading supplier of rail transportation equipment and services, powering the movement of products around the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | HQ: Darien, CT, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Darien, CT, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,174 contacts → |
“G&W owns or leases more than 100 freight railroads throughout North America with employees serving customers over more than track miles.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Kansas City, MO, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Kansas City, MO, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 856 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo, Kansas City Southern (KCS)(NYSE: KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S, Mexico and Panama.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: St. Charles, MO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | St. Charles, MO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 646 contacts → |
“AITX helps freight customers keep assets moving where reliability and predictability matter most.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: Frankfort, IN, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Frankfort, IN, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 583 contacts → |
“With more than 45 years of experience, Railserve is the leading provider of industrial rail services in North America.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Conrailconrail.com HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 479 contacts → |
“World class shared assets operator for CSX and Norfolk Southern, operating over 1200 miles of track in New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | HQ: Jacksonville, FL, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Jacksonville, FL, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 461 contacts → |
“Moving major carload commodities of aggregate, automobiles, lumber, farm products, food and kindred, machinery, pulp and paper, petroleum products, stone, clay, and glass…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | HQ: Nicholasville, KY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Nicholasville, KY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 421 contacts → |
“In 1973, Richard J.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 359 contacts → |
“Founded in 1977, Alliance Shippers, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | HQ: Louisville, KY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Louisville, KY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 356 contacts → |
“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.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Beaver, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beaver, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 274 contacts → |
“Beemac Logistics is a premier multi-modal full service transportation and logistics provider offering trucking, logistics, port, warehousing, and specialized hauling services to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Grand Prairie, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Grand Prairie, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 271 contacts → |
“We are Arnold Transportation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Dallas, TX, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 266 contacts → |
“TrinityRail® is North America’s premier provider of rail transportation solutions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 257 contacts → |
“Reliable Rail Services.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | HQ: Beaumont, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Beaumont, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 239 contacts → |
“TGS, a division of Trans-Global Solutions, Inc, is a fully-integrated rail service organization and a leader in the industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Freight rail operators: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
870 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
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 870 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
Publisher-reported method study
The published RevenueBase SmartSearch benchmark
86% good or better at Exact
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. It reports 86% of Exact matches judged good or better, and 77% for a 240-pair sample of one- or two-word categories. This evaluates the method across study queries rather than auditing this individual list.
Read the study and full methodology ↗RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for freight rail operators?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many freight rail operators did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 870 matching company records, 101,969 tracked contacts and 30,749 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 freight rail operators based in the United States. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/freight-rail-operators/united-states.
This is a selected public preview of saved company records, rather than an independently verified census. Open the source page ↗