Table 1-10: Freight Railroads in Minnesota and the United States: 2000
Table 1-10: Freight Railroads in Minnesota and the United States: 2000
| Type of railroad | Number of railroads | Miles operated2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | |||||
| United States | Minnesota | Excluding trackage rights | Including trackage rights | Percent of U.S. total | ||
| Total | 562 | 20 | 172,101 | 4,417 | 5,680 | 3.3 |
| Class I | 8 | 3 | 120,597 | 2,896 | 3,675 | 3.0 |
| Regional | 35 | 6 | 20,978 | 772 | 1,063 | 5.1 |
| Local | 304 | 8 | 21,512 | 581 | 739 | 3.4 |
| Switching and terminal | 213 | 2 | 7,425 | 112 | 144 | 1.9 |
| Canadian1 | 2 | 1 | 1,589 | 56 | 59 | 3.7 |
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.