Freight Railroads in North Dakota Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads …............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................3,223 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................1,760 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$134,630 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................3,000 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$83 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 8.1 million additional trucks to handle the 145.8 million tons of freight that moved by rail in North Dakota in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 48.5 million Total Carloads: 497,200 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Farm Products 19.1 184,600 Crude Oil 15.7 168,100 Food Products 5.1 52,900 Petroleum Products 3.0 38,200 Coal 2.6 22,300 Other 3.0 31,200 Petroleum Products 6% Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 14.2 million Total Carloads: 138,400 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Nonmetallic Minerals 5.9 57,100 Coal 3.6 30,800 Chemicals 1.9 20,300 Nonmetallic Glass and Stone 0.7 7,400 Minerals Farm Products 0.6 6,200 42% Other 1.4 16,600 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 10% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in North Dakota Miles Operated In North Dakota Miles Operated North Dakota in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 1,629 Railroads Rights Rights Canadian Pacific Railway 530 2,159 Class I 2 2,053 2,159 Regional Railroads Regional 2 813 931 Dakota, Missouri Valley, & Western 389 Short Line 3 357 357 Red River Valley & Western Railroad 542 Total 7 3,223 3,447 931 Short Line Railroads Dakota Northern Railroad 49 Northern Plains Railroad 307 Yellowstone Valley Railroad 1 357 BNSF CN Map is based on the 2020 National Transportation Atlas Database published by the U.S. DOT, CP Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Some mileage figures are AAR estimates. CSX KCS NS UP Short Line/Regional Multiple Owners 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.