The invention relates to a running shortest path selection method for an industrial railway logistics intelligent scheduling system. The method is achieved by the mode of an industrial railway transportation driving shortest path selection algorithm in software mode. The industrial railway transportation driving shortest path selection algorithm is achieved in an intelligent scheduling computer. The total function is composed of an in-throat-section shortest path searching module, a cross-throat-section shortest path searching module and the like. The intelligent scheduling computer, a logistics management computer, a logistics management server, a logistics management database, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) interface database and other computers and servers are communicated through the Ethernet, the intelligent scheduling computer and a signal system computer adopts recommended standard (RS) 232 communication, and the intelligent scheduling computer and a railway locomotive safety control system are communicated through an industrial wireless network. The method can provide shortest running path searching service for vehicles in the industrial railway transportation process.