This page provides a summary of countries and territories in North America and the Caribbean without individual pages. They are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.
North and Central America
| Country |
Status
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| Belize |
All lines had closed by the late 1950s. See Railways of the World
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| El Salvador |
The last passenger service ceased in 2013 and the system now appears to be derelict. See Railways of the World
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| Greenland (Denmark) |
No known railways have ever existed.
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| Guatemala |
1.5km of line from Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico crosses into Guatemala. Contracts were let in 2019 for a detail design study into a tram route serving Guatemala City. In 2021, a pre-feasibility study was launched into a new railway to link with the line from Mexico. See Railways of the World
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| Nicaragua |
All railways had closed by the early 21st century. See Railways of the World
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Caribbean
The only Caribbean country known by the compilers to have extensive passenger rail services is Cuba. Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico have metro systems; Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Kitts and Nevis have tourist railways.
| Country / Territory |
Status
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| Anguilla (United Kingdom) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
The sugar cane system ceased operation in 1971. See Railways of the World.
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| Aruba (Netherlands) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Bahamas |
a small railway on Cat Island was abandoned in the early 20th century
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| Bermuda (United Kingdom) |
The railway closed in 1948. See Railways of the World.
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| Bonaire (Netherlands) |
No railway known to have existed
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| British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) |
No railways known to have existed
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| Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) |
No railways known to have existed
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| Curaçao (Netherlands) |
Only industrial lines, which had closed by 1920. See Railways of the World.
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| Dominica |
The only known railway was abandoned by 1914
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| Grenada |
A short industrial tramway. See Railways of the World.
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| Haiti |
The last presumably passenger line closed during the latter half of the 20th century. A sugar cane plantation line closed towards the end of the 1980s. See Railways of the World.
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| Montserrat (United Kingdom) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Saba (Netherlands) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Saint Barthélemy (France) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Saint Lucia |
All former railways abandoned
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| Saint Martin (France) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
No railway in existence today
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| Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) |
No railway known to have existed
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
The last remaining line closed in 1968. See Railways of the World.
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| Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) |
Plantation railways once existed. See Railways of the World.
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| U.S. Virgin Islands |
No railways known to have existed
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