Freight Railroads in Colorado Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................14 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................2,636 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................2,259 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$122,910 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................8,400 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$223 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 7.7 million additional trucks to handle the 138.9 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Colorado in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 16.8 million Total Carloads: 204,200 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 7.5 64,100 Glass and Stone 1.6 15,600 Farm Products 1.5 15,000 Nonmetallic Minerals 1.5 14,000 Petroleum Products 0.8 10,300 Other 4.0 85,300 Source: AAR analysis of industry data 5% (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 29.9 million Total Carloads: 427,900 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 11.8 100,800 Intermodal 6% Nonmetallic Minerals 6.6 63,200 Intermodal 1.9 137,400 Glass and Stone 1.9 18,500 Coal Lumber, Wood Products 1.4 15,600 39% Other 6.4 92,500 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 21% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Colorado Miles Operated In Colorado Miles Operated Colorado in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 1,339 Railroads Rights Rights Union Pacific Railroad Co. 1,505 2,844 Class I 2 1,969 2,844 Regional Railroads Regional 3 276 276 Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad 127 Short Line 9 391 464 Kyle Railroad 84 Total 14 2,636 3,584 Nebraska, Kansas, & Colorado Railway 65 276 Miles Operated In Short Line Railroads Colorado in 2019 Cimarron Valley Railroad 28 Short Line Railroads, cont. Colorado & Wyoming Railway 5 San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad 126 Colorado Pacific Railroad 122 San Luis Central Railroad 13 Denver Rock Island Railroad 6 Utah Railway 32 Great Western Railway of Colorado 80 464 Rock & Rail 52 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.