Table 5-3 Economic Characteristics of Freight Railroads: 2000 and 2012
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
| Class I | Non-Class I | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2012 | 2000 | 2012 | 2000 | 2012 | |
| Number of railroads | 8 | 7 | 552 | 568 | 560 | 575 |
| Freight revenue (billions of current dollars) | 33.1 | 67.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 36.3 | 71.6 |
| Operating revenue (billions of current dollars) | 34.1 | 69.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Employees | 168,360 | 163,464 | 23,448 | 17,800 | 191,808 | 181,264 |
KEY: NA = not available.
NOTES: Class I railroads have annual carrier operating revenue of $467.1 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.