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Table 1-12: Freight Railroads in New York and the United States: 2000
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| Total |
562 |
35 |
172,101 |
3,683 |
4,796 |
2.8 |
| Class
I |
8 |
2 |
120,597 |
1,919 |
2,258 |
1.9 |
| Regional |
35 |
4 |
20,978 |
304 |
534 |
2.5 |
| Local |
304 |
19 |
21,512 |
961 |
1,068 |
5.0 |
| Switching
and terminal |
213 |
8 |
7,425 |
96 |
98 |
1.3 |
| Canadian1 |
2 |
2 |
1,589 |
403 |
838 |
52.7 |
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.
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