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Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000, 2006, and 2007 (Historical)

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Blank cell. Class I
2000
Class I
2006
Class I
2007
Non-Class I
2000
Non-Class I
2006
Non-Class I
2007
Total
2000
Total
2006
Total
2007
Number of railroads 8 7 7 552 552 556 560 559 563
Freight revenue (billions $) 33.1 50.3 52.9 3.2 3.7 3.9 36.3 54.0 56.8
Operating revenue (billions $) 34.1 52.2 54.6 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Employees 168,360 167,581 167,216 23,448 19,376 19,596 191,808 186,957 186,812

Key: NA = not available.

Source:

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

 


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