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Class I
Railroads of the US
The following is a list of major railroads operating in the US.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
(BNSF)
www.bnsf.com
Headquartered in Dallas, TX the BNSF is one of the largest and oldest
railroads in the country. The company has over 150 years of
history, 32,000 route miles and 6,300 locomotives. Total
revenue: $14.98 bil(06). (NYSE-BNI)
Union Pacific
(UP)
www.up.com
Headquartered in Omaha, NE the UP serves 23 states west of the
Mississippi. The company was the first transcontinental railroad
and today still receives much of its revenue from this traffic.
Statistics: 32,400 route miles and 8,500 locomotives. Total
revenue: $15.58 bil(06). (NYSE-UNP)
Kansas-City Southern
(KCS-KCSM)
www.kcsouthern.com
Headquartered in Kansas City, MO the KCS history started in 1897.
The track consists of a 3200 mile network stretching from Chicago, IL to
the Port of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico with a roster of 550 locomotives.
Total revenue: $1.66 bil(06). (NYSE-KSU)
Canadian Pacific
(CPI)
www.cpr.ca
Headquartered in Montreal the CP network stretches from coast to coast.
The company founded in 1881 has 13,500 route miles with 4,700 miles in
the US and 1600 locomotives. Total
revenue: US$4.69 bil(06). (NYSE-CP)
Chessie Seaboard
(CSXE-CSXT-CSXU-CSXZ)
www.csx.com
Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL the CSX operates east of the Mississippi
corridor. The company history can be traced back to 1986 when the
Chessie and Seaboard corporations merged, 42% of the former
Conrail was then added in 1997. CSX has 21,000 route miles of track and 3,800 locomotives.
Total
revenue: $9.57 bil(06). (NYSE-CSX)
Norfolk Southern
(NS)
www.nscorp.com
Headquartered in Norfolk, VA the NS was created in 1982 by a merger of
SRC and NWR, in 1997 58% of the assets of the former Conrail were added.
The company has 21,200 route miles in 22 eastern states and
operates 3,600 locomotives. Total revenue: $9.41 bil(06). (NYSE-NSC)
Amtrak
(AMTK-AMTZ)
www.amtrak.com
Formed in 1971 the heavily subsidized federally owned company represents
the remainder of the US passenger rail services after most became
inoperable due to competition and outdated labor rules in the period 1944-1965.
Services operate over 21,000 route miles of track all owned by others.
Total passenger revenue: $1.37 bil(06).
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Data correct as of Jan-07
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