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Top 25 Rail freight transport companies based in Canada

Name: Rail freight transport companies based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026 196 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 196 rail freight transport companies headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 23,503 professional contacts across them, including 9,317 with verified work emails. Brampton is the largest hub.

This list covers rail freight transport companies 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 30, 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 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

196Companies

23,503Contacts tracked

9,317Verified emails

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The 25 largest rail freight transport companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 196 rail freight transport companies based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rail freight transport 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CN	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	10,953 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CN is a North American transportation and logistics leader focused on supply chain innovation and collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2	Canadian Pacific	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
3	CPKC	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	10001+	2,713 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Go places no one else can go with CPKC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4	Challenger Motor Freight INC	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
5	Gardewine	Partial evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1,001-5,000	397 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gardewine, a multi-service transportation company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba is a subsidiary of Mullen Group Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6	Cando Rail & Terminals	Partial evidence	Brandon, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
7	Maritime-Ontario M-O Freight Lines Limited	Partial evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	1,001-5,000	239 contacts →
	Partial 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 30, 2026
8	Rosenau Transport, A GLS Company	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	183 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rosenau Transport Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9	Caron Transportation Systems	Partial evidence	Sherwood Park, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	157 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Caron Transportation Systems is the leading name in bulk commodity transportation across Western Canada and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10	Kleysen Group LTD	Indirect evidence	Oak Bluff, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	156 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Kleysen Group of Companies, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba was founded in 1928.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11	ANDY	Indirect evidence	Montréal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	141 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2001, ANDY worked its way from a one truck operation, to one of the largest Canada/USA carriers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12	Apps Transport Group	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	125 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Apps Transport Group is an asset-based full-service transportation company offering safe and secure on-time service across Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13	Bandstra Transportation Systems LTD	Indirect evidence	Smithers, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	111 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14	Energy Transportation Group	Partial evidence	Lasalle, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	101 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ENERGY delivers complete freight shipping services throughout North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15	Musket Transport	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	90 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As Ontario’s premier transport company, Musket provides service to US highway, local, and inter-provincial customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16	Caravan Group Of Companies	Indirect evidence	Oakville, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	201-500	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The objective of Caravan Group of Companies is to provide our customers with a level of service that not only meets their needs but exceeds their expectations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17	Southern Railway Of British Columbia Limited SRY	Strong evidence	New Westminster, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With over a century’s tradition of providing the best possible service, Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited (SRY) is a major transporter of freight in British Columbia…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18	Vision Transportation Systems INC	Partial evidence	Brampton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vision Transportation is a Canadian based company founded in 1995.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19	Laidlaw Carriers Bulk	Partial evidence	Woodstock, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	501-1,000	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Laidlaw Carriers Bulk GP is a leader in the transportation of bulk materials in dump trailers, b-trains, walking floor and tipper trailers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20	Seaport Group	Strong evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The leading Intermodal Service Provider in Canada Ground, Marine and Rail Transport Full Service Terminal Maintenance and Repair Online Tracking” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21	Inter-Rail Transport LTD	Strong evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Inter-Rail Transport Ltd is a specialized transportation company providing transportation and logistics services across North America for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22	T-Lane Transportation	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in Edmonton (AB), T-Lane Transportation has additional offices in Abbotsford (BC), and Toronto (ON), to address all your transportation and logistics requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23	Fortus Group, INC	Partial evidence	Brossard, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Overview Fortus Group is a leading and reliable name in the transportation industry of North America, based out of Quebec, Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24	VTL Transport	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VTL TRANSPORT is a transportation/trucking/railroad company based out of 1221 32 Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25	Tri-Line Carriers LP	Partial evidence	Rocky View, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 30, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tri-Line Carriers LP is a Canadian-owned transportation company and a proud member of the TFI International family of companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 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 transport companies. 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 transport companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of rail freight transport companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name rail freight transport companies. 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 transport companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026

39.6%Verified-email coverage

119.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

9.7%Largest-city concentration · Brampton

Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

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 196 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 transport 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “rail freight transport 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 freight transport 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 freight transport companies, 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, 9,317 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 30, 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.

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 transport 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 freight transport companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 196 rail freight transport companies 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 transport companies?

Brampton leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Surrey (13) and Edmonton (11).

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 9,317 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 196 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 30, 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.