Industries in the Rail Transportation subsector provide rail transportation of passengers and/or cargo using railroad rolling stock. The railroads in this subsector primarily either operate on networks, with physical facilities, labor force, and equipment spread over an extensive geographic area, or operate over a short distance on a local rail line.
Scenic and sightseeing rail transportation and street railroads, commuter rail, and rapid transit are not included in this subsector but are included in Subsector 487, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, and Subsector 485, Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation, respectively. Although these activities use railroad rolling stock, they are different from the activities included in rail transportation. Sightseeing and scenic railroads do not usually involve place-to-place transportation; the passenger's trip typically starts and ends at the same location. Commuter railroads operate in a manner more consistent with local and urban transit and are often part of integrated transit systems.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating railroads (except street railroads, commuter rail, urban rapid transit, and scenic and sightseeing trains). Line-haul railroads and short line railroads are included in this industry.
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This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as line-haul railroads primarily engaged in operating railroads for the transport of passengers and/or cargo over a long distance within a rail network. These establishments provide for the intercity movement of trains between the terminals and stations on main and branch lines of a line-haul rail network (except for local switching services).
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482111 | 482111 | 482111 | Freight railways, line-haul |
482111 | 482111 | 482111 | Passenger railways, line-haul |
482111 | 482111 | 482111 | Railroad transportation, line-haul |
482111 | 482111 | 482111 | Railroads, line-haul |
482111 | 482111 | 482111 | Railway transportation, line-haul |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as short line railroads primarily engaged in operating railroads for the transport of cargo over a short distance on local rail lines not part of a rail network.
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482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Beltline railroads |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Freight railways, short-line or beltline |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Logging railroads |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Railroad transportation, short-line or beltline |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Railroads, short-line or beltline |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Railway transportation, short-line or beltline |
482112 | 482112 | 482112 | Short-line railroads |