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Freight Railroads in South Dakota Rail Fast Facts for 2019 Freight Railroads … Freight Railroads in South Dakota Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................10 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................1,822 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................776 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$116,970 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................1,700 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$46 million U.S. Economy: According to a Towson University study, in 2017, America's Class I railroads supported: Sustainability: Railroads are the most fuel efficient way to move freight over land. It would have taken approximately 6.3 million additional trucks to handle the 113.5 million tons of freight that moved by rail in South Dakota in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 14.1 million Total Carloads: 141,400 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Farm Products 7.4 72,000 Chemicals 3.5 36,200 Food Products 2.8 29,300 Other 0.4 4,000 Source: AAR analysis of industry data Other 3% (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 3.8 million Total Carloads: 36,400 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads All Traffic 3.8 36,400 All Traffic Rail traffic data for South Dakota are redacted to preserve confidentiality 100% Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in South Dakota Miles Operated In South Dakota Miles Operated South Dakota in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 899 Railroads Rights Rights Canadian Pacific Railway 112 1,011 Class I 2 872 1,011 Regional Railroads Regional 2 735 866 Dakota, Missouri Valley, & Western 56 Short Line 6 215 279 Rapid City Pierre & Eastern Railroad 810 Total 10 1,822 2,156 866 Short Line Railroads D&I Railroad 63 Dakota Southern Railway 120 Ellis & Eastern Railroad 29 Sisseton Milbank Railroad 37 Sunflour Railroad 19 Twin Cities & Western Railroad 11 279 BNSF NS CN UP CP Short Line/Regional CSX Multiple Owners KCS Map is based on the 2020 National Transportation Atlas Database published by the U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Some mileage figures are AAR estimates. Class I Railroad: A railroad with 2019 operating revenues of at least $504.8 million. Regional Railroad: A non-Class I line-haul railroad that has annual revenues of at least $40 million, or that operates at least 350 miles of road and revenues of at least $20 million. Short Line Railroad: A railroad which is neither a Class I nor a Regional Railroad. © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021.
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