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Table 1-13: Freight Railroads Operating in New Jersey by Class: 2000

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Railroad Miles operated in New Jersey1
Class I railroads 1,582
CSX Transportation 649
Norfolk Southern Corporation 933
Canadian railroads 68
Canadian Pacific Railway 68
Regional railroads 85
New York, Susquehanna, & Western Railway 85
Local railroads 200
Ashland Railway Company 10
Belvidere & Delaware River Railway Company 16
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc. 42
New York & Greenwood Lake Railway 2
SMS Rail Service 5
Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey 71
Winchester & Western Railroad 54
Switching and terminal railroads 418
Black River & Western Railroad 16
Conrail, Inc. 377
Durham Transport, Inc. 17
East Jersey Railroad and Terminal Company 2
New York Cross Harbor Railroad 1
Port Jersey Railroad 5

1 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.

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.