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Freight Railroads in Maine Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads …............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................1,072 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................494 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$99,260 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................2,200 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$51 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 245,000 additional trucks to handle the 4.4 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Maine in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 2.0 million Total Carloads: 24,700 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Pulp and Paper 1.3 16,500 Lumber, Wood Products 0.3 3,200 Glass and Stone 0.3 2,700 Waste and Scrap 0.1 1,400 Other 0.1 900 Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 2.1 million Total Carloads: 23,800 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Petroleum Products 0.5 6,300 Glass and Stone 0.5 4,700 Chemicals 0.4 4,600 Petroleum Pulp and Paper 0.3 3,600 Products Food Products 0.1 1,400 24% Other 0.3 3,200 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 13% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Maine Miles Operated In Maine Miles Operated Maine in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage Canadian Pacific Railway 279 Railroads Rights Rights 279 Regional Railroads Class I 1 279 279 Pan Am Railways 372 Regional 1 372 372 372 Short Line 4 421 450 Short Line Railroads Total 6 1,072 1,101 Eastern Maine Railway 116 Maine Northern Railway 233 St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad 99 Turners Island 2 450 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.