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Freight Railroads in Massachusetts Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................14 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................1,000 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................604 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$107,970 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................3,600 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$95 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 852,000 additional trucks to handle the 15.3 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Massachusetts in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 3.5 million Total Carloads: 93,300 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Waste and Scrap 1.9 21,000 Intermodal 0.9 64,900 Glass and Stone 0.4 3,500 Chemicals 0.2 1,600 Other 0.2 2,400 Source: AAR analysis of industry data 4% (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 8.7 million Total Carloads: 235,800 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Intermodal 1.8 133,700 Food Products 1.3 13,300 Chemicals 1.2 12,300 Pulp and Paper 1.0 12,500 Intermodal Lumber, Wood Products 0.9 10,200 21% Other 2.5 53,900 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 29% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Massachusetts Miles Operated In Massachusetts Miles Operated Massachusetts in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage CSX Transportation 400 Railroads Rights Rights 400 Regional Railroads Class I 1 239 400 New England Central Railroad 60 Regional 4 546 577 Pan Am Railways 219 Short Line 9 215 215 Pan Am Southern 188 Total 14 1,000 1,192 Providence and Worcester Railroad 110 577 Short Line Railroads Bay Colony Railroad 10 Connecticut Southern Railroad 7 East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad 4 Fore River Transportation Corp. 3 Grafton & Upton Railroad 16 Housatonic Railroad 38 Massachusetts Central Railroad 25 Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 95 Pioneer Valley Railroad 17 215 Amtrak KCS BNSF NS CN UP CP Short Line/Regional CSX 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.