Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Table 4-3. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2011
Railroads include Class I (national), Class II (regional), and Class III (local) carriers. In all three classes of railroads, revenue grew while employment declined between 2000 and 2011.
Table 4-3
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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Class I |
Non-Class I |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2011 | 2000 | 2011 | 2000 | 2011 | |
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 552 | 560 | 560 | 567 |
| Freight revenue (billions of current dollars) | 33.1 | 65.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 36.3 | 68.9 |
| Operating revenue (billions of current dollars) | 34.1 | 67.4 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 158.23 | 23,448 | 17,317 | 191,808 | 175,940 |
Key: NA = not available.
Notes:
Class I railroads have annual carrier operating revenue of $433.2 million or more. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues), p. 3.
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