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Class I Railroad – As defined by the Surface Transportation Board, a railroad with 2003 operating revenues of at least $277.7 million
Regional Railroad – A non-Class I line-haul railroad operating 350 or more miles of road and/or with revenues of at least $40 million.
Local Railroad – A railroad that is neither a Class I nor a Regional Railroad and is engaged primarily in line-haul service.
Switching & Terminal Railroad – A non-Class I railroad engaged primarily in switching and/or terminal services for other railroads.
Railroad Service and Employment in Illinois
[Note: Railroads operating as of Dec. 31, 2003. Some mileage figures may be estimated.]
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Facilities
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Number of Freight Railroads
|
39
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Miles Operated
(Excluding Trackage Rights)
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|
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Traffic
|
|
|
| |
Total Carloads of Freight Carried
|
10,958,376
|
| |
Total Tons of Freight Carried
|
500,564,073
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|
Employment and Earnings
|
|
|
Rail Employees Living in State
|
18,804
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Freight Employees Only
|
12,396
|
|
|
Total Wages of Rail Employees
|
$1,164,047,000
|
|
|
Freight Employees Only
|
$773,082,000
|
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Average Per Freight Rail Employee
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|
|
|
Wages
|
$62,400
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|
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Fringe Benefits
|
$24,100
|
|
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Total Compensation
|
$86,400
|
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Railroad Retirement
|
|
|
|
|
Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
|
$37,609
|
|
|
Railroad Retirement Benefits Paid
|
$500,487,697
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Freight Railroad Traffic in Illinois
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|
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Tons Originated 2003
|
|
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Tons
|
%
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Coal
|
37,503,668
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28%
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Mixed Freight
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20,150,756
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15%
|
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Farm Products
|
17,890,022
|
13%
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Food Products
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17,220,070
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13%
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Chemicals
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8,766,101
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7%
|
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All Other
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31,917,359
|
24%
|
|
Total
|
133,447,976
|
100%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tons Terminated 2003
|
|
|
|
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Tons
|
%
|
|
Coal
|
89,464,526
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47%
|
|
Mixed Freight
|
20,512,720
|
11%
|
|
Chemicals
|
15,003,342
|
8%
|
|
Food Products
|
12,374,667
|
7%
|
|
Farm Products
|
11,710,781
|
6%
|
|
All Other
|
39,693,789
|
21%
|
|
Total
|
188,759,825
|
100%
|
| Class I Railroads |
Miles of Railroad Operated in Illinois |
| BNSF Railway Company |
1,440
|
| CSX Transportation |
1,050
|
| Grand Trunk Corporation |
1,519
|
| Kansas City Southern Railway Co. |
169
|
| Norfolk Southern Corp. |
1,292
|
| Soo Line Railroad Co. |
356
|
| Union Pacific Railroad Co. |
2,241
|
| Total |
8,067
|
| - |
- |
| Regional Railroads |
- |
| Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway |
131
|
| Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd. |
218
|
| Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad |
198
|
| Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
76
|
| Total |
623
|
| - |
- |
| Local Railroads |
- |
| The Bloomer Line |
50
|
| Chicago, SouthShore & South Bend RR |
6
|
| Effingham Railroad Co. |
4
|
| Illinois & Midland Railroad, Inc. |
126
|
| Illinois Railnet, Inc. |
80
|
| Illinois Western Railroad Co. |
3
|
| The Indiana Rail Road |
34
|
| Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad |
95
|
| Keokuk Junction Railway |
63
|
| Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Corp. |
201
|
| Vandalia Railroad |
3
|
| Total |
665
|
| - |
- |
| Switching & Terminal Railroads |
- |
| Belt Railway Company of Chicago |
27
|
| Central Illinois Railroad Co. |
12
|
| Chicago Rail Link |
57
|
| City of Rochelle Railroad |
2
|
| Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad |
14
|
| Decatur Junction Railway Co. |
38
|
| Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. |
53
|
| Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad |
69
|
| ISG South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Rwy. |
8
|
| Manufacturers Junction Railway |
2
|
| Manufacturers Railway Co. |
1
|
| Peoria & Pekin Union Railway |
22
|
| Pioneer Industrial Railway Co. |
8
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| Riverport Railroad, LLC |
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