Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 4-3. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2010
Railroads include Class I (national), Class II (regional), and Class III (local) carriers. Revenue grew while employment declined in national, regional, and local railroads between 2000 and 2010.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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Class I |
Non-Class I |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 | |
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 552 | 558 | 560 | 565 |
| Freight revenue (billions of current dollars) | 33.1 | 56.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 36.3 | 59.6 |
| Operating revenue (billions of current dollars) | 34.1 | 58.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 151,854 | 23,448 | 17,426 | 191,808 | 169,280 |
Key: NA = not available
Source:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 3.
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