Freight Railroads in Washington Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................30 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................2,891 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................4,435 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$122,920 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................9,900 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$262 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 7.4 million additional trucks to handle the 133.4 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Washington in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 20.8 million Total Carloads: 749,700 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Intermodal 8.2 595,800 Lumber, Wood Products 2.7 30,000 Farm Products 2.1 20,500 Petroleum Products 1.3 16,900 Pulp and Paper 1.3 17,200 Other 5.1 69,300 Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 65.8 million Total Carloads: 986,800 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Farm Products 29.6 286,300 Crude Oil 9.2 98,000 Coal 4.9 41,500 Intermodal 4.8 349,600 Farm Products Food Products 4.5 46,500 45% Other 12.9 165,000 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 20% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Washington Miles Operated In Washington Miles Operated Washington in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage BNSF Railway Company 1,457 Railroads Rights Rights Union Pacific Railroad Co. 541 1,998 Class I 2 1,607 1,998 Regional Railroads Regional 1 0 15 Montana Rail Link 15 Short Line 27 1,284 1,377 15 Total 30 2,891 3,390 Short Line Railroads Ballard Terminal Railroad 3 Cascade & Columbia River Railroad 154 Miles Operated In Central Washington Railroad 71 Washington in 2019 Columbia & Cowlitz Railway 19 Short Line Railroads, cont. Columbia and Walla Walla Railway 82 Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad 14 Columbia Basin Railroad 86 Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad 158 Eastside Freight Railroad 14 Ranier Rail 40 Great Northwest Railroad 85 Spokane, Spangle and Palouse Railway 63 Kennewick Terminal Railroad 2 St. Paul & Pacific Northwest Railroad 69 Kettle Falls International Railway 36 Tacoma Rail 33 Longview Switching Co. 9 Tacoma Rail Mountain Division 49 Meeker Southern Railroad 5 Tri-City Railroad 20 Mount Vernon Terminal Railway 3 Washington Eastern Railroad 109 Olympia & Belmore Railroad 13 Washington Royal Line 26 Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad 157 Yakima Central Railway 22 Pend Oreille Valley Railroad 35 1,377 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.