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Table 1-13: Freight Railroads Operating in Maryland by Class: 2000

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Table 1-13: Freight Railroads Operating in Maryland by Class: 2000

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Railroad Miles operated in Maryland1
Class I railroads 835
CSX Transportation 566
Norfolk Southern Corp. 269
Regional railroad 125
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Co. 125
Local railroads 174
Eastern Shore Railroad 4
Maryland and Delaware Railroad 96
Maryland Midland Railway 67
Winchester and Western Railroad 7
Switching and terminal railroads 16
Canton Railroad 6
Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad 10
Canadian Railroad 85
Canadian Pacific Railway 85

1Miles 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.

SOURCES: 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.