Freight Facts and Figures 2011
Table 4-3. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2009
Railroads include Class I (national), Class II (regional), and Class III (local) carriers. Revenue grew while employment declined in both the national railroads and the regional and local railroads between 2000 and 2009.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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Class I |
Non-Class I |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2009 | 2000 | 2009 | 2000 | 2009 | |
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 552 | 556 | 560 | 563 |
| Freight revenue (billions of current dollars) | 33.1 | 46.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 36.3 | 49.4 |
| Operating revenue (billions of current dollars) | 34.1 | 47.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 151,906 | 23,448 | 17,985 | 191,808 | 169,891 |
Key: NA = not available.
Source:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 3.
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