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Top 25 Rail freight operators based in Canada

Name: Rail freight operators based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 680 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 680 rail freight operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 40,096 professional contacts across them, including 14,390 with verified work emails. Mississauga is the largest hub.

This list covers rail freight operators headquartered in Canada, 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 17, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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40,096Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest rail freight operators based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 680 rail freight operators based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rail freight operators: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CN	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	10,953 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CN is a North American transportation and logistics leader focused on supply chain innovation and collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Canadian Pacific	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	4,679 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	CPKC	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	2,713 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Go places no one else can go with CPKC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	DAY & Ross	Indirect evidence	Hartland, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,132 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From a single truckload of potatoes in the 1950s to a fleet of thousands, Day & Ross has grown to become one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Bison Transport INC	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,343 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bison Transport is a multiple-award-winning transportation solutions company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Trimac Transportation	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,314 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trimac Transportation provides bulk trucking transportation services, as well as related distribution and management services, throughout North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Manitoulin Transport	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	977 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Manitoulin Transport is a leading Canadian transportation and logistics solutions provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Groupe Robert	Indirect evidence	Boucherville, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	733 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its founding in 1946, Groupe Robert perpetuates a tradition of excellence that makes it a leader in the transportation industry in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Transx Group Of Companies	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	705 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TransX Group of Companies is one of the North American industry leaders in integrated transportation and logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Vitran Express	Indirect evidence	Vaughan, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	604 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vitran Express is a recognized leader in transportation and distribution across Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Challenger Motor Freight INC	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	602 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Challenger, part of the Fastfrate Group is a North American leader in the supply chain industry and has been since its inception in 1975.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	TFI International INC	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	511 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TFI International is a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, operating across the United States, Canada and Mexico through its subsidiaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Gardewine	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	397 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gardewine, a multi-service transportation company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba is a subsidiary of Mullen Group Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Cando Rail & Terminals	Partial evidence	Brandon, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	376 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cando Rail & Terminals is Canada’s leading provider of specialized rail operating services that allow industrial shippers to optimize their supply chains and connect to Class 1…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Arrow Transportation Systems INC	Indirect evidence	Kamloops, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	304 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Arrow trucks have traveled the North American landscape since 1919, playing an integral role in supporting the industrial engine of economies on both sides of the border.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	REMCO	Indirect evidence	Lachine, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	303 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Remco is a transportation and distribution leader across Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Maritime-Ontario M-O Freight Lines Limited	Indirect evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 60 years, M-O has been a leader in the transportation industry, specifically in the LTL (less than truckload) and TL (truckload) sectors with a reputation for innovation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Simard Transport	Indirect evidence	Lachine, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	234 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Even Further SIMARD has set the standard in transportation, warehousing and logistics in Canada since 1943.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Titanium Transportation Group INC	Indirect evidence	Bolton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Titanium is a leading logistics and transportation company servicing Canada and the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	RST Sunbury Transport	Indirect evidence	Saint John, NB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	186 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RST Industries is a recognized leader in safe, efficient tank transportation throughout Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the eastern United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Rosenau Transport, A GLS Company	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	183 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rosenau Transport Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	C.A.T. INC	Indirect evidence	Coteau-du-lac, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	176 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “C.A.T.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Hunter Express LTD	Indirect evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Businesses aren’t born to stand still or follow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	SPI Logistics	Indirect evidence	Surrey, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SPI is the leading logistics firm in North America, with a respected network of 65 offices and carriers throughout Canada and the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Eassons Transport LTD	Indirect evidence	Kentville, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Eassons Transport, where reliability meets excellence, and every connection matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: rail freight operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names rail freight operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of rail freight operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name rail freight operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Rail freight operators based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

35.9%Verified-email coverage

59.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

7.8%Largest-city concentration · Mississauga

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

190

11-50

215

51-200

180

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 680 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 rail freight operators, 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 Canada whose own description of what they do matches “rail freight operators”. 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 freight operators), 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 freight operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada 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, 14,390 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 17, 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.

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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 rail freight operators, 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 freight operators are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 680 rail freight operators headquartered in Canada 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?

CN, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most rail freight operators?

Mississauga leads with 53 headquartered companies, followed by Brampton (49) and Surrey (36).

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 14,390 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 680 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 17, 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 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.