In 2023, U.S. class one railroads transported a total of 24.37 million carloads. This constituted a decrease of around 2.3 percent compared to 2023. A class I railroad in the U.S. is defined as a large freight railroad company and is classified based on an operating revenue of more than $550 million. Smaller railroads are classed as either class II or class III.
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023
(in millions)
Includes intermodal units. *From 2018 onwards, data for the full year bases itself on the Association of American Railroads calendar, which ends its recording period on either the last week of December of that same year or the first week of January the following year
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AAR. (January 5, 2024). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. "Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. (2024). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR. "Number of Carloads Transported by U.S. Class I Railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
AAR, Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads from 2006 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], AAR, January 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/201214/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-since-2004/
