Table 1-12: Freight Railroads in Texas and the United States: 2000
Table 1-12: Freight Railroads in Texas and the United States: 2000
| Type of railroad | Number of railroads | Miles operated2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | |||||
| United States | Texas | Excluding trackage rights | Including trackage rights | Percent of U.S. total | ||
| Total | 562 | 44 | 172,101 | 10,749 | 14,006 | 14.4 |
| Class I | 8 | 3 | 120,597 | 8,694 | 11,377 | 16.6 |
| Regional | 35 | 2 | 20,978 | 537 | 924 | 7.0 |
| Local | 304 | 20 | 21,512 | 653 | 678 | 6.2 |
| Switching and terminal | 213 | 19 | 7,425 | 865 | 1,027 | 25.5 |
| Canadian1 | 2 | 0 | 1,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.