Table 1-12: California and U.S. Freight Railroads: 2000,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,Number ,,,Miles operated2,,, ,of railroads,,,,California,, Type of railroad,United States,California,,"United States ",Excluding trackage rights,Including trackage rights,Percent of U.S. total Total,562,31,,"172,101","6,405","7,710",4.5 Class I,8,2,,"120,597","4,652","5,861",4.9 Regional,35,1,,"20,978",52,52,0.2 Local,304,13,,"21,512","1,036","1,100",5.1 Switching and terminal,213,15,,"7,425",665,697,9.4 Canadian1,2,0,,"1,589",0,0,0.0 "1Refers to non-Class I, Canadian-owned lines.",,,,,,, "2Miles 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: According to Association of American Railroads definitions:,,,,,,, 1. 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.",,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,