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Freight Railroads in Kansas Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................16 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................4,652 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................4,850 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$124,760 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................12,800 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$349 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 18.2 million additional trucks to handle the 327.3 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Kansas in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 25.7 million Total Carloads: 403,700 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Farm Products 14.4 138,900 Chemicals 2.7 28,100 Food Products 2.4 25,100 Intermodal 2.0 142,200 Chemicals Other 4.3 69,500 10% Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 18.8 million Total Carloads: 355,700 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 7.7 66,100 Intermodal 2.5 178,400 Chemicals 1.8 19,200 Petroleum Products 1.3 16,900 Coal Chemicals Glass and Stone 1.2 12,100 41% 10% Other 4.2 63,000 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 22% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Kansas Miles Operated In Kansas Miles Operated Kansas in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 1,596 Railroads Rights Rights Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 18 Norfolk Southern Corp. 2 Class I 4 2,720 3,815 Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2,199 Regional 3 1,378 1,400 3,815 Short Line 9 554 593 Regional Railroads Total 16 4,652 5,808 Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad 804 Kyle Railroad 471 Nebraska, Kansas, & Colorado Railway 125 Miles Operated In 1,400 Kansas in 2019 Short Line Railroads Short Line Railroads, cont. Baldwin City & Southern Railroad 11 Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad 3 Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad 17 South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad 279 Cimarron Valley Railroad 172 V & S Railway 27 Garden City Western Railway 51 Wichita Terminal Association 5 Kaw River Railroad 28 593 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.