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Table 1-9: Freight Railroads in Idaho and the United States: 2000

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Type of railroad Number of railroads Miles operated2 United
States
Miles operated2 Idaho
United States Idaho Excluding trackage rights Including trackage rights Percent of U.S. total
Total 562 9 172,101 1,688 1,758 1.0
Class I 8 2 120,597 982 983 0.8
Regional 35 1 20,978 35 82 0.4
Local 304 5 21,512 600 622 2.9
Switching and terminal 213 1 7,425 71 71 1.0
Canadian1 2 0 1,589 0 0 0.0

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

2 Miles 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.

NOTES:

1. As defined by the Surface Transportation Board in 2000, a Class I Railroad is a railroad with operating revenues of at least $261.9 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 - 2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/StateInformation.asp as of Mar. 19, 2002.