In 2022, U.S. class one railroads transported a total of 25.43 million carloads. This constituted a decrease of around 2.8 percent compared to 2021. A class I railroad in the U.S. is defined as a large freight railroad company and is classified based on an operating revenue of more than $550 million. Smaller railroads are classed as either class II or class III.
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions)
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- U.S. class I railroads - number of carloads transported by commodity 2016-2017
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- Year-on-year change in weekly rail freight traffic in Canada due to coronavirus 2020
- Impact of coronavirus on monthly rail freight traffic in U.S. 2020-2021
- U.S. class I railroads - capital expenditure 2009
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- Principal railway connections in China based on freight volume 2014
- Principal railway connections in China based on freight capacity 2014
- Speed of freight trains in China 2014
- Railway freight volume in China 2022, by region
- Average daily ton-kilometers of railway freight locomotives in China 2013
- Capacity utilization of freight trains in China from 2007 to 2014
- Industry revenue of “freight transportation arrangement“ in Illinois 2012-2024
- Road freight transport LPI in Japan 2013-2022
AAR. (January 5, 2022). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. "Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. January 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. (2022). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. "Number of Carloads Transported by U.S. Class I Railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR, Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], AAR, January 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/