Commuter Railroads Industry
Commuter 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
- ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited
- Connecting Singapore and the UK by bus or taxi would pose considerable logistical difficulties, but ComfortDelGro's mix of businesses bridges the gap. The transportation holding company controls...more
- Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- The famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware would have lacked a good deal of its drama if the Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA) had been...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
- John Laing plc
- Interested in buying a bridge? You might consider giving John Laing a call. The company invests in, develops, and manages long-term infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, schools, and...more
- Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.
- With rail lines that span some 90 miles in the Tokyo area, Keihin Electric Express Railway (known as Keikyu) is on the right track. Keikyu provides rail service to more than 1 million passengers...more
- Keio Corporation
- Keio Corporation, formerly Keio Electric Railway, knows its way around Tokyo. The company provides passenger transportation by rail, bus, and taxi in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Keio also generates...more
- Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Keisei Electric Railway may not be able to get you all the way to Futureworld, but the company's trains can get you from the New Tokyo International Airport to downtown Tokyo in less than an hour....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
- MTR Corporation Limited
- A company on the fast track, MTR operates Hong Kong's commuter railway system. The company's network was expanded significantly in 2007 through a combination with the rail operations of...more
- Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
- Nagoya Railroad chugs along for Chubu. The electric railway system operator, part of the Meitetsu Group, operates a track that extends over more than 445 kilometers (about 275 miles) primarily in...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
- Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Odakyu Electric Railway stays on track by diversifying beyond rails and rolling stock. Carrying about 670 million commuters and sightseers a year, the company operates three railway lines extending...more
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bridges the sometimes-troubled waters between the two states and helps with many of the region's other transportation needs. The bi-state agency...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
