Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2005
Revenue grew while employment declined in both the national (Class 1) railroads and the regional and local railroads during the first half of the decade. More recent indicators suggest that employment is now on the rise.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
 |
Class 1 2000 |
Class 1 2005 |
Non-Class 1 2000 |
Non-Class 1 2005 |
Total 2000 |
Total 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 552 | 553 | 560 | 560 |
| Freight revenue (billions $) | 33.1 | 44.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 36.3 | 47.9 |
| Operating revenue (billions $) | 34.1 | 46.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 162,438 | 23,448 | 19,369 | 191,808 | 181,807 |
Key: NA = not available.
Source: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues). Ibid, U.S. Freight Railroad Statistics, as of August 2, 2007.
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