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The Interstate Commerce Commission designates Class I railroads on the basis of annual gross<br />

revenues. In 2001, eight railroads were given this designation. The number of railroads<br />

designated as Class I has changed considerably in the last 25 years; in 1976 there were 52<br />

railroads given Class I designation.<br />

Table 9.8<br />

Class I Railroad Freight Systems in the United States<br />

Ranked by Revenue Ton-Miles, 2001<br />

Railroad<br />

Revenue ton-miles<br />

(billions) Percent<br />

Union Pacific Railroad Company 504 33.7%<br />

Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway Company 502 33.6%<br />

CSX <strong>Transportation</strong> 228 15.2%<br />

Norfolk Southern Corporation 182 12.2%<br />

Illinois Central Railroad Company 25 1.7%<br />

Soo Line Railroad Company <strong>23</strong> 1.5%<br />

Kansas City Southern Railway Company 20 1.3%<br />

Grand Trunk Western Railroad Inc. 12 0.8%<br />

Total 1,496 100.0%<br />

Source:<br />

Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 2002 Edition, Washington, DC, October 2002,<br />

p. 66. (Additional resources: www.aar.org)<br />

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION <strong>23</strong>—2003<br />

9–9

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