Table 1-13:  Freight Railroads Operating in Illinois by Class: 2000,,,,,,,,,
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Railroad,Miles operated in Illinois1,,,,,,,,
Class I railroads,"8,088",,,,,,,,
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co.,"1,445",,,,,,,,
CSX Transportation,"1,051",,,,,,,,
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co.,51,,,,,,,,
Illinois Central Railroad Co.,"1,155",,,,,,,,
Norfolk Southern Corp.,"1,290",,,,,,,,
Soo Line Railroad Co.,356,,,,,,,,
Union Pacific Railroad Co.,"2,740",,,,,,,,
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Regional railroads,"1,043",,,,,,,,
"Chicago, Central, and Pacific Railroad",176,,,,,,,,
"Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway",131,,,,,,,,
Gateway Western Railroad ,178,,,,,,,,
"I and M Rail Link, L.L.C.",198,,
"Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.",218,,
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad,18,,
Wisconsin Central Ltd. ,124,,
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Local railroads,665,,
The Bloomer Line,51,,
"Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend Railroad",6,,
Effingham Railroad Co.,3,,
"Illinois and Midland Railroad, Inc.",126,,
"Illinois Railnet, Inc.",80,,
The Indiana Rail Road,40,,
"Kankakee, Beaverville, and Southern Railroad",94,,
Keokuk Junction Railway,37,,
"Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railway Corp.",225,,
Vandalia Railroad,3,,
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Switching and terminal railroads,363,,
Belt Railway Company of Chicago,27,,
Central Illinois Railroad Co.,6,,
Chicago Rail Link,57,,
Chicago Short Line Railway,8,,
City of Rochelle Illinois,2,,
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad,14,,
Decatur Junction Railway Co.,38,,
Eastern Illinois Railroad Co.,53,,
Gateway Eastern Railway Co.,32,,
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad,69,,
Manufacturers Junction Railway,2,,
Manufacturers Railway Co.,1,,
Peoria and Pekin Union Railway,22,,
Pioneer Industrial Railway Co.,8,,
Shawnee Terminal Railway Co.,3,,
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis,17,,
Wisconsin Chicago Link Ltd. ,4,,
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"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. ",,,
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KEY:  L.L.C. = limited liability company.,,,
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NOTE:  For definition of railroad types see previous table.,,,
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"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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