Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads
 |
Class 1 1997 |
Class 1 2002 |
Non-Class 1 1997 |
Non-Class 1 2002 |
Total 1997 |
Total 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of railroads | 9 | 7 | 541 | 545 | 550 | 552 |
| Freight revenue (billions $) | 32.3 | 34.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 35.3 | 36.9 |
| Operating revenue (billions $) | 33.1 | 35.3 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 177,981 | 157,372 | 22,736 | 19,688 | 200,717 | 177,060 |
Key: NA = not available.
Source: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
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