Table 1-12: Freight Railroads Operating in Iowa by Class: 2000
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| Class
I railroads |
2,431 |
| Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. |
708 |
| Norfolk
Southern Corp. |
44 |
| Union
Pacific Railroad Co. |
1,679 |
| Regional
railroads |
1,547 |
| Chicago,
Central, and Pacific Railroad |
558 |
| Dakota,
Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad Corp. |
25 |
| I
& M Rail Link, LLC |
619 |
| Iowa
Interstate Railroad, Ltd. |
345 |
| Local
railroads |
363 |
| Cedar
Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. |
60 |
| Cedar
River Railroad Co. |
83 |
| D
& I Railroad Co. |
41 |
| Iowa
Northern Railway Co. |
162 |
| Iowa
Traction Railroad Co. |
13 |
| Keokuk
Junction Railway Co. |
1 |
| Toledo,
Peoria, & Western Railway Corp. |
3 |
| Switching
and terminal railroads |
48 |
| Appanoose
County Community Railroad Inc. |
36 |
| Burlington
Junction Railway |
5 |
| Great
Western Railway of Iowa |
7 |
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.
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