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Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads

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empty Cell Class 1
1997
Class 1
2002
Non-Class 1
1997
Non-Class 1
2002
Total
1997
Total
2002
Number of railroads97541545550552
Freight revenue (billions $)32.334.13.02.835.336.9
Operating revenue (billions $)33.135.3NANANANA
Employees177,981157,37222,73619,688200,717177,060

Key: NA = not available.

Source: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

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