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Table 1-13: Number of Freight Railroads by Class: 2005

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State Class I Regional Local Switching and terminal Canadian1 Total
Alabama 4 1 15 5 0 25
Alaska 0 1 0 0 0 1
Arizona 2 0 6 2 0 10
Arkansas 3 1 16 5 0 25
California 2 1 15 11 0 29
Colorado 2 3 5 3 0 13
Connecticut 1 2 5 0 0 8
Delaware 2 0 1 2 0 5
District of Columbia 2 0 0 1 0 3
Florida 2 2 9 1 0 14
Georgia 2 0 19 1 0 22
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 2 2 5 2 0 11
Illinois 7 4 12 18 0 41
Indiana 5 2 20 13 0 40
Iowa 4 3 6 4 0 17
Kansas 4 6 2 3 0 15
Kentucky 5 1 7 0 0 13
Louisiana 6 0 9 2 0 17
Maine 0 2 4 1 0 7
Maryland 2 1 4 2 0 9
Massachusetts 1 2 5 3 0 11
Michigan 4 2 10 7 1 24
Minnesota 4 4 8 3 1 20
Mississippi 5 1 15 5 0 26
Missouri 5 2 2 7 0 16
Montana 2 2 4 0 0 8
Nebraska 2 2 3 3 0 10
Nevada 2 0 0 0 0 2
New Hampshire 0 1 8 0 0 9
New Jersey 2 1 7 6 1 17
New Mexico 2 0 2 1 0 5
New York 2 4 21 7 2 36
North Carolina 2 0 13 8 0 23
North Dakota 2 3 2 0 0 7
Ohio 4 2 12 16 0 34
Oklahoma 3 1 11 5 0 20
Oregon 2 3 10 6 0 21
Pennsylvania 3 2 28 24 1 58
Rhode Island 0 1 0 0 0 1
South Carolina 2 0 7 4 0 13
South Dakota 2 2 5 2 0 11
Tennessee 6 0 12 6 0 24
Texas 3 1 19 21 0 44
Utah 2 0 2 2 0 6
Vermont 0 2 6 0 0 8
Virginia 2 0 5 2 0 9
Washington 2 2 9 6 0 19
West Virginia 2 1 5 1 0 9
Wisconsin 4 2 3 1 0 10
Wyoming 2 1 0 1 0 4
United States, total 7 30 320 203 2 562

1Refers to non-Class I, Canadian-owned lines.

NOTES:
1. As defined by the Surface Transportation Board in 2005, a Class I Railroad is a railroad with operating revenues of at least $319.37 million.
2. A Regional Railroad is a non-Class I, line-haul railroad operating 350 or more miles of road or with revenues of at least $40 million or both.
3. A Local Railroad is a railroad which is neither a Class I nor a Regional Railroad, and is engaged primarily in line-haul service.
4. A Switching and Terminal Railroad is a non-Class I Railroad engaged primarily in switching and/or terminal services for other railroads.

SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States - 2005, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/StateInformation.asp as of Dec. 4, 2006.