The statistic shows the miles of freight railroad operated by U.S. Class I railroads in 2015, by state. In that year, U.S. Class I railroads operated a total number of 2,048 miles of freight railroad in Michigan.
Miles of freight railroad* operated by U.S. Class I railroads** in 2015, by state
State
Miles of freight railroad
Texas
12,092
Illinois
7,877
California
5,241
Minnesota
4,366
Missouri
4,131
Ohio
4,051
Kansas
3,810
Pennsylvania
3,623
Georgia
3,333
Iowa
3,318
Indiana
3,265
Wisconsin
3,231
Virginia
3,046
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Data in this statistic includes trackage rights.
* Miles of railroad operated is synonymous with route-miles (so that a mile of single track is counted the same as a mile of double track). Sidings, turnouts, yard switching mileage, and mileage not operated are excluded. Miles operated under trackage rights provided by another (owning) railroad are included. Year-to-year changes in miles operated are due to both changes in track mileage and changes in the number of railroads with rights for the same track.
** According to the Association of American Railroads, a Class I railroad is a railroad with operating revenues of at least 457.91 million U.S. dollars in 2015.
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US Department of Transportation. (March 15, 2017). Miles of freight railroad* operated by U.S. Class I railroads** in 2015, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187342/miles-of-freight-railroad-operated-by-us-class-i-railroads/
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