Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2007

Revenue grew while employment declined in both the national (Class I) railroads and the regional and local railroads between 2000 and 2007.

	Class I 2000	Class I 2007	Non-Class I 2000	Non-Class I 2007	Total 2000	Total 2007
Number of railroads	8	7	552	556	560	563
Freight revenue (billions $)	33.1	52.9	3.2	3.9	36.3	56.8
Operating revenue (billions $)	34.1	54.6	NA	NA	NA	NA
Employees	168,360	167,216	23,448	19,596	191,808	186,812

Key: NA = not available.

Source:

Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 3.

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