Freight Railroad Statistics by State
This table presents state-by-state statistics of
freight railroad companies, route mileage, industry employment, and rail traffic (carloadings).
All data compiled from Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports.
See also: Rail Traffic Volume Statistics,
Rail Traffic Mix Statistics,
Mileage Statistics, and
Railroad Occupations
Click on any column header to sort by that statistic. |
State |
Freight Railroads |
Mileage |
Employees |
Carloads Originated |
Carloads Terminated |
Carloads Carried* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
47 |
10,384 |
15,534 |
1,802,000 |
2,901,400 |
8,808,100 |
Illinois |
41 |
7,028 |
11,792 |
3,380,100 |
3,692,500 |
10,989,500 |
Nebraska |
11 |
3,236 |
11,392 |
334,200 |
212,300 |
5,724,400 |
California |
25 |
5,307 |
8,672 |
3,093,200 |
3,249,000 |
6,298,200 |
Ohio |
35 |
5,303 |
7,154 |
1,038,300 |
1,189,800 |
6,089,100 |
Missouri |
17 |
4,019 |
6,793 |
374,300 |
811,200 |
7,711,100 |
Georgia |
23 |
4,679 |
6,753 |
769,000 |
1,283,900 |
3,572,700 |
Pennsylvania |
55 |
5,071 |
6,622 |
909,100 |
1,093,100 |
4,102,700 |
Indiana |
42 |
4,273 |
5,679 |
614,500 |
585,200 |
6,183,600 |
Virginia |
9 |
3,214 |
5,267 |
502,300 |
874,700 |
2,178,600 |
Kansas |
14 |
4,891 |
5,041 |
361,300 |
367,300 |
6,102,800 |
Florida |
14 |
2,907 |
4,767 |
746,200 |
1,174,200 |
1,540,900 |
Kentucky |
13 |
2,526 |
4,153 |
782,200 |
431,100 |
3,638,100 |
Minnesota |
18 |
4,521 |
4,095 |
1,150,400 |
965,000 |
3,599,900 |
Tennessee |
25 |
2,656 |
4,037 |
447,300 |
535,600 |
3,773,800 |
Iowa |
15 |
3,897 |
3,727 |
511,700 |
389,000 |
6,199,700 |
Washington |
23 |
3,215 |
3,576 |
825,400 |
1,046,100 |
2,248,600 |
Alabama |
24 |
3,254 |
3,506 |
405,000 |
522,100 |
2,663,600 |
Michigan |
26 |
3,634 |
3,245 |
525,300 |
578,900 |
1,628,000 |
New York |
37 |
3,479 |
3,229 |
195,600 |
360,000 |
1,674,000 |
Arkansas |
25 |
2,797 |
3,133 |
299,500 |
412,400 |
2,595,600 |
Wisconsin |
8 |
3,387 |
2,927 |
178,200 |
594,700 |
2,569,300 |
Louisiana |
17 |
2,858 |
2,912 |
379,200 |
413,700 |
1,768,500 |
West Virginia |
9 |
2,228 |
2,816 |
935,600 |
147,500 |
2,521,900 |
Colorado |
15 |
2,688 |
2,717 |
300,100 |
343,700 |
2,494,300 |
Arizona |
10 |
1,683 |
2,629 |
57,900 |
278,900 |
5,609,500 |
Wyoming |
4 |
1,860 |
2,599 |
4,066,300 |
158,200 |
5,766,800 |
Montana |
8 |
3,173 |
2,487 |
427,300 |
53,100 |
1,759,200 |
North Carolina |
22 |
3,245 |
2,254 |
189,100 |
616,400 |
1,387,400 |
Oregon |
17 |
2,395 |
1,932 |
203,900 |
384,000 |
1,190,200 |
Utah |
8 |
1,356 |
1,763 |
265,600 |
225,200 |
1,092,400 |
Mississippi |
27 |
2,454 |
1,737 |
103,500 |
163,600 |
1,830,500 |
Oklahoma |
19 |
3,273 |
1,722 |
182,300 |
303,800 |
5,952,600 |
North Dakota |
8 |
3,346 |
1,657 |
358,100 |
147,100 |
1,967,800 |
South Carolina |
14 |
2,293 |
1,653 |
165,700 |
392,300 |
1,168,900 |
New Mexico |
5 |
1,835 |
1,534 |
113,500 |
45,900 |
5,763,900 |
Maryland |
9 |
755 |
1,472 |
109,400 |
412,800 |
1,310,500 |
Idaho |
12 |
1,627 |
1,315 |
87,100 |
91,500 |
2,254,500 |
New Jersey |
18 |
983 |
1,098 |
488,100 |
691,800 |
1,327,900 |
Massachusetts |
11 |
896 |
782 |
103,800 |
204,100 |
382,600 |
Maine |
7 |
896 |
665 |
29,400 |
34,800 |
65,600 |
South Dakota |
9 |
1,754 |
661 |
182,700 |
40,300 |
1,284,800 |
Nevada |
2 |
1,192 |
646 |
29,000 |
79,200 |
826,200 |
Alaska |
1 |
506 |
379 |
72,600 |
72,600 |
72,600 |
New Hampshire |
9 |
426 |
238 |
1,100 |
11,900 |
66,200 |
Vermont |
8 |
590 |
173 |
7,000 |
21,600 |
131,500 |
Delaware |
6 |
227 |
163 |
4,800 |
42,900 |
286,300 |
Connecticut |
8 |
364 |
108 |
17,700 |
16,700 |
36,200 |
Rhode Island |
1 |
19 |
66 |
1,500 |
12,600 |
16,000 |
District of Columbia |
3 |
23 |
8 |
200 |
800 |
570,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Carloads carried includes carloads that originated, terminated, and
passed through the state. This statistic is sometimes less than the sum
of originations plus terminations, as intrastate traffic is only counted
once. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|