Freight Railroads in Vermont Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads …............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................582 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................177 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$80,290 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................600 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$14 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 382,000 additional trucks to handle the 6.9 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Vermont in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 0.8 million Total Carloads: 8,500 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Glass and Stone 0.7 6,900 Nonmetallic Minerals 0.1 1,100 Other 0.03 500 Nonmetallic Minerals 14% Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 1.6 million Total Carloads: 17,600 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Petroleum Products 0.6 8,000 Nonmetallic Minerals 0.4 4,000 Food Products 0.3 2,700 Petroleum Lumber, Wood Products 0.1 1,500 Products Chemicals 0.1 700 40% Other 0.1 700 Chemicals 4% Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 3% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Vermont Miles Operated In Vermont Miles Operated Vermont in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage Canadian Pacific Railway 18 Railroads Rights Rights 18 Regional Railroads Class I 1 18 18 New England Central Railroad 229 Regional 3 236 285 Pan Am Railways 7 Short Line 4 328 328 Pan Am Southern 49 Total 8 582 631 285 Short Line Railroads Green Mountain Railroad 50 St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad 34 Vermont Railway 132 Washington County Railroad 112 328 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.