Railroad 101
Approximately 630 freight railroads operate across the nearly 140,000-mile U.S. freight rail network . The seven “Class I” railroads — railroads with 2019 revenue of at least $505 million — account for around 68 % of freight rail mileage, 88% of employees, and 94% of revenue. Each Class I railroad operates in multiple states over thousands
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