Intercity Passenger Railroads Industry

Intercity Passenger Railroads Company List

Balfour Beatty Rail Inc.
As far as engineering marvels go, Balfour Beatty Rail knows that few things beat working on the railroad. The company designs and builds railroads from light-rail to heavy-rail transit systems...more
Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway sends bullets flying all over Japan. Bullet train operator Central Japan Railway, known as JR Central, provides passenger transportation over a network of about 1,970 km...more
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français
France's state-owned railway company, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF), is still blazing a trail as the nation's primary provider of local and long-distance passenger and freight...more
Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft
One of Europe's largest transportation providers, Deutsche Bahn gets freight and passengers from Punkt A to Punkt B. The company's DB Schenker group encompasses...more
East Japan Railway Company
If you want to ride the rails into Tokyo, you could find yourself cruising at 168 mph aboard a bullet train operated by East Japan Railway, known as JR East. The company carries passengers on more...more
FNM S.p.A.
If you want to get around Northern Italy, this is the right train. FNM operates more than 300 km of railways connecting Milan with other northern provinces. The company provides both passenger...more
The Go-Ahead Group plc
In England, "Go-Ahead, make my day" might simply be a request for a train schedule. The Go-Ahead Group makes lots of people's days by providing them with train and bus transportation. The company is...more
Kintetsu Corporation
Kintetsu is best known for its railroad operations, but the company's businesses run on multiple tracks. Its nearly 2,000 railcars run on about 500 km of track and transport more than 1,600...more
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
The trains of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) are being driven by a new engineer. In December 2007 the government of Hong Kong, which owns KCRC, combined the company's rail operations...more
New Zealand Railways Corporation
New Zealand Railways Corporation, operating as KiwiRail, may not fly but it rules the transportation roost. Government-owned KiwiRail is New Zealand's largest land transportation provider. Through...more
Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi OAO
A big country needs a big railroad and Russia's got it. The government-owned Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi, better known as RZD or Russian Railways, covers more than 53,000 miles of track (second...more
SEIBU Railway Co., LTD.
A leading Japanese railway operator, SEIBU Railway is the centerpiece of a group of some 100 companies. Other SEIBU Railway group interests include trucking, hotels, and recreation parks. In 2006 a...more
SMRT Corporation Ltd
SMRT works hard to get its customers back home. The company provides subway, light rail, bus, and taxi services in Singapore for about 1.3 million commuters a day. The company's main revenue...more
Stagecoach Group plc
Relic of bygone days in passenger transportation? Not this Stagecoach. Stagecoach Group provides bus and rail transportation services in the UK and North America. The company is one of the top bus...more
Thales SA
Unlike the Greek philosopher for whom it's named, Thales (TAH-less) knows itself. Specifically, it knows information and communication systems vital to defense, aerospace, and security markets...more
Toll Holdings Limited
Not every shipment of freight in the Asia/Pacific region has to pay Toll, but that's not because Toll Holdings isn't trying. The company is a leading provider of logistics...more
Virgin Group Ltd.
Led by adventurous founder, chairman, and owner Sir Richard Branson, holding company Virgin Group gets around. The group's travel-related operations, paced by 51%-owned Virgin...more
West Japan Railway Company
It's a car. It's a plane. It's a shinkansen, or bullet train. West Japan Railway, known as JR-West, operates passenger train service in the western part of Japan's main island of Honshu,...more
YTL Corporation Berhad
YTL is hot, thanks to having many irons in many different fires. Incorporated in 1955, the Malaysian conglomerate is primarily engaged in utilities and construction, although it is also active in...more

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