Freight Facts and Figures 2009

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

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	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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