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Freight Railroads in Arizona Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................11 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................1,759 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................2,837 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$126,970 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................9,700 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$245 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 7.3 million additional trucks to handle the 131.6 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Arizona in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 3.1 million Total Carloads: 65,100 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Metallic Ores 0.6 6,900 Intermodal 0.5 37,300 Glass and Stone 0.4 4,200 Primary Metal Products 0.4 4,500 Waste and Scrap 0.4 4,400 Other 0.7 7,800 Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 20.4 million Total Carloads: 291,200 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 8.1 69,600 Chemicals 2.8 29,400 Farm Products 1.5 14,600 Food Products 1.2 12,600 Coal Lumber, Wood Products 1.1 12,500 40% Other 5.6 152,400 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 27% 6% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Arizona Miles Operated In Arizona Miles Operated Arizona in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 659 Railroads Rights Rights Union Pacific Railroad Co. 691 1,350 Class I 2 1,283 1,350 Regional Railroads Regional 0 0 0 (none) Short Line 9 476 561 Total 11 1,759 1,911 Short Line Railroads Apache Railway 38 Arizona & California Railroad 172 Arizona Eastern Railway 208 Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad 38 Copper Basin Railway 61 Drake Switching Company 4 Kingman Terminal Railroad 3 San Manual Arizona Railroad 29 San Pedro Valley Railroad 8 561 BNSF CN CP CSX KCS NS UP Short Line/Regional Multiple Owners 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.