Freight Railroads in Georgia Rail Fast Facts For 2019 Freight railroads ….............................................................................................................................................................29 Freight railroad mileage …..........................................................................................................................................4,521 Freight rail employees …...............................................................................................................................................5,977 Average wages & benefits per employee …...................................................................................................$127,330 Railroad retirement beneficiaries …......................................................................................................................16,700 Railroad retirement benefits paid ….....................................................................................................................$437 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 9.6 million additional trucks to handle the 172.2 million tons of freight that moved by rail in Georgia in 2019. Rail Traffic Originated in 2019 Total Tons: 40.9 million Total Carloads: 1,082,600 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Nonmetallic Minerals 13.4 129,200 Intermodal 10.4 752,200 Glass and Stone 3.8 37,500 Pulp and Paper 3.7 47,500 Lumber, Wood Products 3.0 33,600 Other 6.6 82,600 Source: AAR analysis of industry data (% based on tonnage) Rail Traffic Terminated in 2019 Total Tons: 66.3 million Total Carloads: 1,348,600 Commodity Tons (mil) Carloads Coal 15.5 132,400 Intermodal 10.4 754,100 Farm Products 7.4 72,000 Chemicals 7.4 77,900 Coal Nonmetallic Minerals 6.7 64,500 23% Other 18.8 247,700 Other Source: AAR analysis of industry data 28% (% based on tonnage) © 1993–2021, Association of American Railroads. For more information about railroads, visit www.aar.org. Jan. 2021 Freight Railroads in Georgia Miles Operated In Georgia Miles Operated Georgia in 2019 2019 Totals Number Excluding Including Class I Railroads of Freight Trackage Trackage CSX Transportation 1,576 Railroads Rights Rights Norfolk Southern Corp. 1,706 3,282 Class I 2 3,198 3,282 Regional Railroads Regional 0 0 0 (none) Short Line 27 1,323 1,435 Total 29 4,521 4,717 Short Line Railroads Adams-Warnock Railway 1 Athens Line 17 Miles Operated In CaterParrott Railnet 43 Georgia in 2019 Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad 27 Short Line Railroads, cont. Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway 53 Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad 32 First Coast Railroad 5 Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad 2 Fulton County Railway 11 Georgia & Florida Railway 204 Georgia Central Railway 166 Georgia Northeastern Railroad 97 Georgia Southern Railway 72 Georgia Southwestern Railroad 269 Georgia Woodlands Railroad 16 Golden Isles Terminal Railroad 13 Great Walton Railroad 10 Hartwell Railroad 58 Heart of Georgia Railroad 159 Hilton & Albany Railroad 60 Ogeechee Railroad 22 Riceboro Southern Railway 37 Sandersville Railroad 10 Savannah & Old Fort Railroad 6 Savannah Port Terminal Railroad 18 St. Mary's Railroad 13 Valdosta Railway 14 1,435 BNSF NS CN UP CP Short Line/Regional CSX Multiple Owners KCS 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.