Table 1-12: Freight Railroads Operating in Tennessee by Class: 2000
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 1-12: Freight Railroads Operating in Tennessee by Class: 2000
| Railroad | Miles operated in Tennessee1 |
|---|---|
| Class I railroads | 2,331 |
| Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company | 17 |
| CSX Transportation | 1,067 |
| Illinois Central Railroad Company | 151 |
| Kansas City Southern Railway Company | 21 |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | 1,043 |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | 32 |
| Regional railroads | 0 |
| Local railroads | 493 |
| Chattanooga and Chickamauga Railway Company | 2 |
| East Tennessee Railway Corporation | 11 |
| KWT Railroad, Inc. | 44 |
| Mississippi and Tennessee Railnet, Inc. | 3 |
| Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation | 130 |
| R. J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line | 36 |
| Sequatchie Valley Railroad | 8 |
| South Central Tennessee Railroad Corporation | 50 |
| Southern Freight Railroad | 16 |
| Tennessee Southern Railroad Company, Inc. | 101 |
| Tennken Railroad | 41 |
| Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad | 8 |
| West Tennessee Railroad | 43 |
| Switching and terminal railroads | 105 |
| Caney Fork and Western Railroad | 75 |
| Knoxville and Holston River Railroad Company | 18 |
| Mississippi Central Railroad Company | 6 |
| Nashville and Western Railroad Corporation | 6 |
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.
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.