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I<br />

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

revenues. In 1998, nine railroads were given this classification.<br />

Railroad<br />

Table 12.6<br />

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

Ranked by Revenue Ton-Miles, 1998<br />

Revenue ton-miles<br />

(billions) Percent<br />

Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway Company 469 34.1%<br />

Union Pacific Railroad Company 432 31.4%<br />

CSX Transportation 166 12.1%<br />

Norfolk Southern Corporation 133 9.7%<br />

Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) 101 7.3%<br />

Illinois Central Railroad Company 23 1.7%<br />

Kansas City Southern Railway Company 22 1.6%<br />

Soo Line Railroad Company <strong>20</strong> 1.5%<br />

Grand Trunk Western Railroad Inc. 9 0.7%<br />

Total<br />

1,375 100.0%<br />

Source:<br />

Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 1999 Edition, Washington, DC, October 1999,<br />

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

<strong>TRANSPORTATION</strong><strong>ENERGY</strong><strong>DATA</strong>BOOIC: EINTION~O-<strong>20</strong>00<br />

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