The Garden City Western Railway (reporting mark GCW) is a railroad operating in the U.S. state of Kansas.

The GCW is located in southwest Kansas and totals 40 miles (64 km) of operating railroad and interchanges with BNSF Railway.

[1] The primary commodities include grain, frozen beef, fertilizer, farm implements, feed products and utility poles.

The Nebraska, Kansas and Southern Railway track was laid out 12.6 miles (20.3 km) from Garden City and was never operational.

[3] A GCW steam locomotive is currently on static display at the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, located behind the Snack/Gift Shop and across the Drive-In Entrance/Kiosk.