Freight Railroads in Maryland Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads …............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................772 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................932 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$131,070 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................8,200 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$210 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 4.7 million additional trucks to handle the 84.9 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Maryland in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 4.4 million Total Carloads: 75,900 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Waste and Scrap 1.2 13,300 Glass and Stone 1.0 9,600 Coal 0.8 7,200 Intermodal 0.5 32,900 Metallic Ores 0.3 3,100 Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 31.8 million Total Carloads: 378,700 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 23.1 197,500 Nonmetallic Minerals 2.7 25,600 Chemicals 1.3 13,800 Other 4.8 141,800 Coal 73% Source: AAR analysis of industry data Nonmetallic Minerals 8% 4% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Maryland Miles Operated In Maryland Miles Operated Maryland in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage CSX Transportation 546 Railroads Rights Rights Norfolk Southern Corp. 259 805 Class I 2 519 805 Regional Railroads Regional 1 0 88 Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway 88 Short Line 6 253 259 88 Total 9 772 1,152 Short Line Railroads Canton Railroad 6 Delmarva Central Railroad 41 Georges Creek Railway 14 Maryland & Delaware Railroad 106 Maryland Midland Railway 80 Tradepoint Rail 12 259 Amtrak KCS BNSF NS CN UP CP Short Line/Regional CSX 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.