Rail Profile
Rail Profile
Financial | 1960 | 1970a | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Class Ib | ||||||||||
Operating revenues ($ millions) | ||||||||||
Passengerf | 640 | 421 | 446 | 94 | 88 | 89 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
Freight | 8,025 | 10,922 | 26,350 | 27,471 | 29,931 | 31,356 | 31,889 | 32,322 | 32,247 | 32,680 |
Other | 849 | 649 | 1,462 | 805 | 790 | 835 | 745 | 736 | 843 | 780 |
Total | 9,514 | 11,992 | 28,258 | 28,370 | 30,809 | 32,279 | 32,693 | 33,118 | 33,151 | 33,521 |
Operating expenses ($ millions)c | 8,775 | 11,478 | 26,355 | 24,652 | 25,511 | 27,897 | 26,331 | 27,291 | 27,916 | 28,011 |
Amtrak | ||||||||||
Total revenue ($ millions) | N | 162 | 429 | h1308.4 | R1,409 | R,h1,490 | R,h1,550 | R,h1,669 | R,h2,244 | h2,011 |
Total expenses ($ millions) | N | 301 | 1,103 | 2,012 | R2,367 | R2,257 | R2,258 | R2,359 | R2,548 | 2,660 |
Inventory | 1960 | 1970a | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Class Ib | ||||||||||
Number of vehicles | ||||||||||
Class I freight cars | 1,658,292 | f1,423,921 | f1,168,114 | f658,902 | f590,930 | f583,486 | f570,865 | f568,493 | f575,604 | f579,140 |
Other nonclass I freight cars | 307,194 | 360,260 | 542,713 | 553,359 | 601,482 | 635,441 | 669,708 | 701,926 | 740,063 | 789,696 |
Freight cars, total | 1,965,486 | 1,784,181 | 1,710,827 | 1,212,261 | 1,192,412 | 1,218,927 | 1,240,573 | 1,270,419 | 1,315,667 | 1,368,836 |
Locomotives | 29,031 | 27,077 | 28,094 | 18,835 | 18,505 | 18,812 | 19,269 | 19,684 | 20,261 | 20,256 |
Number of companies | 106 | 71 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Number of employees | 780,494 | 566,282 | 458,994 | 216,424 | 189,962 | 188,215 | 181,809 | 177,981 | 178,222 | 177,557 |
Miles of road owned | 207,334 | 196,479 | 164,822 | 119,758 | 109,332 | 108,264 | 105,779 | 102,128 | 100,570 | 99,430 |
Amtrak | ||||||||||
Number of vehicles | ||||||||||
Passenger | ||||||||||
Train-cars | N | g1,569 | g2,128 | h1,863 | h1,852 | h1,722 | h1,730 | h1,728 | h1,962 | h1,992 |
Locomotives | N | 185 | 419 | 318 | 338 | 313 | 299 | 332 | 345 | 329 |
Number of employees | N | i1,500 | i21,416 | i24,000 | 25,049 | 23,646 | g23,278 | g23,555 | f24,528 | f25,291 |
System route mileage | N | N | j24,000 | j24,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | h25,000 | h25,000 | h22,000 | h23,000 |
Performance | 1960 | 1970a | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Class Ib | ||||||||||
Car mileage, freight (thousands)f | 28,170,000 | 29,890,000 | 29,277,000 | 26,159,000 | 28,485,000 | 30,383,000 | 31,715,000 | 31,660,000 | 32,657,000 | 33,851,000 |
Train mileage, freight (thousands) | 404,464 | 427,065 | 428,498 | 379,582 | 440,896 | 458,271 | 468,792 | 474,954 | 474,947 | 490,442 |
Locomotive mileage (thousands) | ||||||||||
Freightk | 421,900 | 1,278,200 | 1,319,010 | 1,144,559 | 1,261,482 | 1,293,851 | 1,311,351 | 1,281,768 | 1,285,706 | 1,349,580 |
Train and yard switching | N | N | 212,040 | 135,806 | 143,224 | 150,840 | 153,798 | 141,461 | 153,997 | 154,367 |
Total | N | N | 1,531,050 | 1,280,365 | 1,404,706 | 1,444,691 | 1,465,149 | 1,423,229 | 1,439,703 | 1,503,947 |
Revenue ton-miles of freight (millions)f | 572,309 | 764,809 | 918,958 | 1,033,969 | 1,200,701 | 1,305,688 | 1,355,975 | 1,348,926 | 1,376,802 | 1,433,461 |
Average length of haul, freight (miles) | 461 | 515 | 616 | 726 | 817 | 843 | 842 | 851 | 835 | 835 |
Fuel consumed in freight service (million gallons) | 3,463 | 3,545 | 3,904 | 3,115 | 3,334 | 3,480 | 3,579 | 3,575 | 3,583 | 3,715 |
Average miles traveled per vehicle | ||||||||||
Locomotive | N | N | 54,497 | 67,978 | 75,925 | 76,796 | 76,037 | 72,304 | 71,058 | 74,247 |
Car | 14,332 | 16,753 | 17,113 | 21,579 | 23,889 | 24,926 | 25,565 | 24,921 | 24,822 | 24,730 |
Average miles traveled per gallon | ||||||||||
Train | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
Car | 8.13 | 8.43 | 7.50 | 8.40 | 8.54 | 8.73 | 8.86 | 8.86 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
Amtrak | ||||||||||
Passenger train car-miles (millions) | N | l213 | l235 | l301 | 304 | o292 | o276 | o288 | o312 | o342 |
Passenger train-miles (millions) | N | 26 | 30 | 33 | R34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Passenger locomotive-miles (millions) | N | N | 41 | 49 | 51 | 48 | U | U | U | U |
Revenue passengers carried (millions) | N | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Revenue passenger-miles (millions) | N | 3,039 | 4,503 | h6,057 | h5,921 | h5,545 | h5,050 | h5,166 | h5,304 | h5,330 |
Average passenger fare (dollars) | N | m8.3 | 17.7 | 38.5 | 38.2 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 45.7 |
Average passenger revenue/passenger-mile (cents) | N | 4.5 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 18.4 |
Average passenger trip length (miles) | N | 182.6 | 217.0 | 273.0 | 271.1 | 267.6 | 256.9 | 255.8 | 251.5 | 247.8 |
Locomotive fuel consumed | ||||||||||
Diesel (million gallons) | N | N | 64 | 82 | U | p66 | p71.2 | p75 | p75 | p74 |
Electric kWh (millions) | N | N | 254 | 330 | U | 304 | 293 | 282 | 275 | 283 |
Safetyd,n | 1960 | 1970a | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Number of fatalities, railroads and grade crossings | ||||||||||
Passenger on trains | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Employees on duty | 215 | 179 | 97 | 40 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 31 |
Employees not on duty | N | N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Trespassers | 637 | 607 | 566 | 700 | 682 | 660 | 620 | 646 | 644 | 572 |
Nontrespassers | 1,459 | 1,535 | R746 | R554 | 505 | 443 | 365 | 363 | 326 | 303 |
Contractor employees | N | N | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
Railroad and grade crossing, total | 2,345 | 2,225 | 1,417 | 1,297 | 1,226 | 1,146 | 1,039 | 1,063 | 1,008 | 932 |
Grade crossing only | 1,421 | 1,440 | R772 | 698 | 615 | 579 | 488 | 461 | 431 | 402 |
Railroad onlye | 924 | 785 | R645 | 599 | 611 | 567 | 551 | 602 | 577 | 530 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Amtrak data in this column are for 1972, Amtrak's first full year of operation.
b Excluding Amtrak and all non-Class I railroads, except for Section IV.
c Operating expenses include equipment, joint facility rents, leased roads and equipment, and all taxes except Federal income.
d Safety figures from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration are for all railroads.
e Figures may not appear directly in data source.
NOTE: Amtrak figures are based on Amtrak fiscal year (October 1-September 30).
SOURCES: Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.
f Association of American Railroads (AAR), Railroad Facts, Annual issues, 1990-1999, pp. 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 27, 33, 34, 36, 40, 44, 48, 50, 77.
g Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation Annual Report,1972, 1980, 1990, 1993-95.
h Ibid., Statistical Appendix to Amtrak Annual Report, Annual issues.
i Ibid., Public Affairs, personal communication.
j Ibid., Route Miles by Railroad, Corp. Planning & Development.
k Association of American Railroads (AAR), Analysis of Class 1 Railroads, Annual issues.
l Amtrak, Train Information System Reports.
m Ibid., Train Earnings Reports.
n 1960-80: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Systems Support Division, RRS-22, personal communication.
1990-94: Ibid., Accident/Incident Bulletin,annual issues, tables 7 and 9.
1995-99: Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics, Annual Report 2000, table 1-3.
o Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, Washington D.C., personal communication, August 2001.
p Amtrak General Acounting, Pennsylvania, personal communication, June 1999.