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<blockquote data-quote="SlugSlinger" data-source="post: 3818320" data-attributes="member: 7248"><p><h2>Capacity & What We Haul</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Around 1/3 of U.S. exports move by rail.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://www.aar.org/integrated-rail-network" target="_blank">interconnected freight rail network</a> includes seven Class I railroads (railroads with 2021 revenue of at least $900 million) and approximately 630 short line railroads (Class II and III). Short lines and Class I railroads operate in <a href="https://www.aar.org/data-center/railroads-states/" target="_blank">49 states</a> and the District of Columbia, with short lines running over about 45,000 route miles and Class I railroads running over about 92,000 route miles. Class I railroads account for around 68% of freight rail mileage, 88% of employees and 94% of revenue.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Approximately 70% of the miles traveled by Amtrak trains are on tracks owned by freight railroads.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freight rail is part of an integrated network of trains, trucks and barges that ships around <a href="https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AAR-57-Tons-Infographic.jpg" target="_blank">61 tons of goods</a> per American every year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freight rail accounts for around 40% of long-distance ton-miles — more than any other mode of transportation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Federal Highway Administration <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMjIuNDkyMjA2MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1VTRE9UL2J1bGxldGlucy8yZmQ2YzBiIn0.DyaxjnbV2iUidSQwu3L5Tk5uB-uEzj9O90gWYKCA3mg/s/1258292840/br/121489612882-l" target="_blank">forecasts</a> that total U.S. freight movements will rise from around 19.3 billion tons in 2020 to 25.1 billion tons in 2040 — a 30% increase.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Since the <a href="https://www.aar.org/campaigns/the-staggers-rail-act-40th-anniversary/" target="_blank">Staggers Act</a> was passed in 1980, average rail rates adjusted for inflation have fallen 44%. This means the average rail shipper can move much more freight for about the same price it paid more than 40 years ago.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a typical year, freight railroads haul around 1.7 billion tons of raw materials and finished goods. Redesigned railcars have helped increase average tonnage. In 2021, the average freight train carried 4,082 tons, up from 2,923 tons in 2000.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Agricultural & Food Products</strong>: Freight railroads move some 1.6 million carloads of <a href="https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-food-products/" target="_blank">food products</a> and around 1.6 million carloads of grain and other farm products in a typical year. Agricultural and food products include wheat, corn, soybeans, animal feed, beer, birdseed, canned produce, corn syrup, flour, frozen chickens, sugar, wine and countless other food products. Railroads typically originate more than 60,000 carloads of food and agricultural products per week.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Chemicals</strong>: Freight railroads moved 2.2 million carloads of plastics, fertilizers and other <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-chemical-industry/" target="_blank">chemicals</a> in 2021. Chemicals help clean our water, fertilize our farms, package our food, build our cars and homes, protect our health, and enhance our well-being in thousands of other ways.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Coal</strong>: Freight railroads moved 3.3 million carloads of <a href="https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-coal/" target="_blank">coal</a> in 2021. While rail coal volumes have declined in recent years, railroads account for around 70% of U.S. coal deliveries to power plants.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Construction</strong>: Freight railroads move around three million carloads of <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-construction-industry/" target="_blank">construction-related</a> materials in a typical year. One rail car to carry as much crushed stone, sand and gravel as five trucks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Crude Oil</strong>: In 2021, U.S. Class I railroads terminated 236,069 carloads of <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-energy-industry/" target="_blank">crude oil</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Intermodal</strong>: In 2021, U.S. rail <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-intermodal/" target="_blank">intermodal</a> volume was 14.1 million units and intermodal accounted for approximately 27% of revenue for major U.S. railroads, more than any other single rail traffic segment. It’s been the fastest growing major rail traffic segment over the past 25 years and set new volume records in the first half of 2021. Around half of rail intermodal volume consists of imports or exports, reflecting the vital role intermodal plays in international trade.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Motor Vehicles & Parts</strong>: Freight railroads carry 1.8 million carloads in a typical year. With a single train capable of carrying hundreds of cars, freight rail transports around 75% of the <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-automotive-industry/" target="_blank">new cars and light trucks</a> purchased in the U.S.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Paper & Lumber</strong>: Freight railroads moved 1.1 million carloads of <a href="https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-forest-products-americas-forests-provide-much-more-than-places-to-hike-camp-relax/" target="_blank">lumber and paper</a> products in 2021. Paper and lumber include wood to build homes, newsprint and magazine paper and cardboard for packaging. Railroads also haul tens of thousands of carloads of recycled paper and cardboard each year.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.aar.org/facts-figures[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlugSlinger, post: 3818320, member: 7248"] [HEADING=1]Capacity & What We Haul[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Around 1/3 of U.S. exports move by rail. [*]The [URL='https://www.aar.org/integrated-rail-network']interconnected freight rail network[/URL] includes seven Class I railroads (railroads with 2021 revenue of at least $900 million) and approximately 630 short line railroads (Class II and III). Short lines and Class I railroads operate in [URL='https://www.aar.org/data-center/railroads-states/']49 states[/URL] and the District of Columbia, with short lines running over about 45,000 route miles and Class I railroads running over about 92,000 route miles. Class I railroads account for around 68% of freight rail mileage, 88% of employees and 94% of revenue. [*]Approximately 70% of the miles traveled by Amtrak trains are on tracks owned by freight railroads. [*]Freight rail is part of an integrated network of trains, trucks and barges that ships around [URL='https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AAR-57-Tons-Infographic.jpg']61 tons of goods[/URL] per American every year. [*]Freight rail accounts for around 40% of long-distance ton-miles — more than any other mode of transportation. [*]The Federal Highway Administration [URL='https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMjIuNDkyMjA2MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2FjY291bnRzL1VTRE9UL2J1bGxldGlucy8yZmQ2YzBiIn0.DyaxjnbV2iUidSQwu3L5Tk5uB-uEzj9O90gWYKCA3mg/s/1258292840/br/121489612882-l']forecasts[/URL] that total U.S. freight movements will rise from around 19.3 billion tons in 2020 to 25.1 billion tons in 2040 — a 30% increase. [*]Since the [URL='https://www.aar.org/campaigns/the-staggers-rail-act-40th-anniversary/']Staggers Act[/URL] was passed in 1980, average rail rates adjusted for inflation have fallen 44%. This means the average rail shipper can move much more freight for about the same price it paid more than 40 years ago. [*]In a typical year, freight railroads haul around 1.7 billion tons of raw materials and finished goods. Redesigned railcars have helped increase average tonnage. In 2021, the average freight train carried 4,082 tons, up from 2,923 tons in 2000. [LIST] [*][B]Agricultural & Food Products[/B]: Freight railroads move some 1.6 million carloads of [URL='https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-food-products/']food products[/URL] and around 1.6 million carloads of grain and other farm products in a typical year. Agricultural and food products include wheat, corn, soybeans, animal feed, beer, birdseed, canned produce, corn syrup, flour, frozen chickens, sugar, wine and countless other food products. Railroads typically originate more than 60,000 carloads of food and agricultural products per week. [*][B]Chemicals[/B]: Freight railroads moved 2.2 million carloads of plastics, fertilizers and other [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-chemical-industry/']chemicals[/URL] in 2021. Chemicals help clean our water, fertilize our farms, package our food, build our cars and homes, protect our health, and enhance our well-being in thousands of other ways. [*][B]Coal[/B]: Freight railroads moved 3.3 million carloads of [URL='https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-coal/']coal[/URL] in 2021. While rail coal volumes have declined in recent years, railroads account for around 70% of U.S. coal deliveries to power plants. [*][B]Construction[/B]: Freight railroads move around three million carloads of [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-construction-industry/']construction-related[/URL] materials in a typical year. One rail car to carry as much crushed stone, sand and gravel as five trucks. [*][B]Crude Oil[/B]: In 2021, U.S. Class I railroads terminated 236,069 carloads of [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-energy-industry/']crude oil[/URL]. [*][B]Intermodal[/B]: In 2021, U.S. rail [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-intermodal/']intermodal[/URL] volume was 14.1 million units and intermodal accounted for approximately 27% of revenue for major U.S. railroads, more than any other single rail traffic segment. It’s been the fastest growing major rail traffic segment over the past 25 years and set new volume records in the first half of 2021. Around half of rail intermodal volume consists of imports or exports, reflecting the vital role intermodal plays in international trade. [*][B]Motor Vehicles & Parts[/B]: Freight railroads carry 1.8 million carloads in a typical year. With a single train capable of carrying hundreds of cars, freight rail transports around 75% of the [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-automotive-industry/']new cars and light trucks[/URL] purchased in the U.S. [*][B]Paper & Lumber[/B]: Freight railroads moved 1.1 million carloads of [URL='https://www.aar.org/issue/freight-rail-forest-products-americas-forests-provide-much-more-than-places-to-hike-camp-relax/']lumber and paper[/URL] products in 2021. Paper and lumber include wood to build homes, newsprint and magazine paper and cardboard for packaging. Railroads also haul tens of thousands of carloads of recycled paper and cardboard each year. [/LIST] [/LIST] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.aar.org/facts-figures[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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