Table 1-11:  Freight Railroads Operating in North Carolina by Class: 2000,,,,,,,,,
Railroad,Miles operated in North Carolina1,,,,,,,,
Class I railroads,"2,588",,,,,,,,
CSX Transportation,"1,138",,,,,,,,
Norfolk Southern Corp.,"1,450",,,,,,,,
Regional railroads,0,,,,,,,,
Local railroads,545,,,,,,,,
Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad,46,,,,,,,,
"Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway Co.",140,,,,,,,,
Alexander Railroad,19,,,,,,,,
Atlantic and Western Railway,10,,,,,,,,
Beaufort and Morehead Railway,2,,,,,,,,
Caldwell County Railroad Co.,22,,,,,,,,
"Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc.",17,,,,,,,,
"Carolina Southern Railroad, Co.",37,,,,,,,,
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Co.,44,,,,,,,,
"Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Inc.",53,,
Laurinburg and Southern Railroad,35,,
Nash County Railroad Corp.,20,,
Thermal Belt Railway,7,,
Yadkin Valley Railroad Co.,93,,
Switching and terminal railroads,227,,
Cape Fear Railways,21,,
"Carolina Rail Service, Inc.",3,,
Clinton Terminal Railroad Co.,4,,
"High Point, Thomasville, and Denton Railroad",34,,
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad Co.,48,,
Virginia Southern Railroad,20,,
"Wilmington Terminal Railroad, L.P.",7,,
Winston-Salem Southbound Railway,90,,
"1Miles operated is in terms of railroad so that a mile of single track is counted the same as a mile of double track.  Sidings, turnouts, yard switching mileage, and mileage not operated are excluded.  Miles operated under trackage rights provided by another (owning) railroad are included. ",,,
NOTE: For definition of railroad types see previous table.,,,
"SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States - 2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/ StateInformation.asp as of Mar. 19, 2002.",,,
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