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Table 1-10: Freight Railroads Operating in Mississippi by Class: 2000

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Railroad Miles operated in Mississippi1
Class I railroads 2,011
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. 179
CSX Transportation 94
Illinois Central Railroad Co. 844
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 681
Norfolk Southern Corp. 213
Local railroads 538
Columbus and Greenville Railway 178
Gloster Southern Railroad Co. 16
Golden Triangle Railroad 17
Kosciusko and Southwestern Railway 21
Luxapalila Valley Railroad, Inc. 10
M & B Railroad, L.L.C 20
Mississippi and Skuna Valley Railway 22
Mississippi and Tennessee Railnet, Inc. 84
Mississippi Delta Railroad 58
Mississippi Export Railroad 42
Mississippian Railway Cooperative, Inc. 22
Old Augusta Railroad 3
Pearl River Valley Railroad 5
Redmont Railway Company 40
Switching and terminal railroads 158
Great River Railroad 32
Meridian Southern Railway, L.L.C. 55
Mississippi Central Railroad Co. 51
Port Bienville Railroad 9
Tishomingo Railroad Company, Inc. 11

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.

KEY: L.L.C. = Limited liability company.

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.