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Table 1-12: Freight Railroads in Pennsylvania and the United States: 2000
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| Total |
562 |
60 |
172,101 |
5,103 |
6,795 |
3.9 |
| Class
I |
8 |
2 |
120,597 |
2,486 |
3,654 |
3.0 |
| Regional |
35 |
4 |
20,978 |
538 |
650 |
3.1 |
| Local |
304 |
24 |
21,512 |
1,550 |
1,576 |
7.3 |
| Switching
and terminal |
213 |
29 |
7,425 |
402 |
412 |
5.5 |
| Canadian1 |
2 |
1 |
1,589 |
127 |
503 |
31.7 |
1 Refers to non-Class I, Canadian-owned lines.
2 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.
NOTES:
1. As defined by the Surface Transportation Board in 2000, 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.
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