Freight Facts and Figures 2010
Table 4-2. Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2008 (Historical)
 |
Class I 2000 |
Class I 2006 |
Class I 2007 |
Class I 2008 |
Non-Class I 2000 |
Non-Class I 2006 |
Non-Class I 2007 |
Non-Class I 2008 |
Total 2000 |
Total 2006 |
Total 2007 |
Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 552 | 552 | 556 | 558 | 560 | 559 | 563 | 565 |
| Freight revenue (billions of current dollars) | 33.1 | 50.3 | 52.9 | 59.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 36.3 | 54.0 | 56.8 | 63.4 |
| Operating revenue (billions of current dollars) | 34.1 | 52.2 | 54.6 | 61.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 167,581 | 167,216 | 164,439 | 23,448 | 19,376 | 19,596 | 19,304 | 191,808 | 186,957 | 186,812 | 183,743 |
Key: NA = not available.
Source:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 3.
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