(The Association of American Railroads issued the following new release on January 7.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Did you know that Class I U.S. railroads moved almost 1.8 billion tons of freight in 2002? Or that Texas has more rail mileage and employees than any other state? Or that Class I railroads operated a fleet of more than 20,000 locomotives in 2002? Or that there are more than 1.3 million freight cars in service in the U.S.?
This information and more can be found in the 2003 edition of Railroad Facts, which has just been published by the Association of American Railroads? Policy and Economics Department. This pocket-sized reference focuses mainly on Class I railroads and contains statistics and graphics for 2002 and selected prior years — in some cases as far back as 1929.
Railroad Facts contains more than 80 pages of facts and statistics on finance, traffic, operations, plant and equipment, employment and compensation, fuel consumption and cost, and loss and damage. It also contains a profile of each Class I railroad, Amtrak, the two major Canadian railroads, and the two largest Mexican railways.
Copies of Railroad Facts are available for non-AAR members for $15.00 for one copy; $12.00 per copy for two to ten copies; and $10.00 per copy for orders over 10 copies. The cost for AAR members is $5.00 per copy.
To order copies of the book, visit the AAR web site at http://www.aar.org/pubstores/listItems.aspx