Statistics
| Network | Gt-km | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 2863 | U.S., Canada, Mexico |
| China | 2451 | |
| Russia | 2351 | CIS + Finland, Mongolia |
| India | 607 | includes Pakistan (6) |
| European Union | 391 | 27 member countries |
| Brazil | 269 | includes Bolivia (1) |
| South Africa | 115 | includes Zimbabwe (1.6) |
| Australia | 64 | |
| Japan | 20 |
In 2011, North American railroads operated 1,471,736 freight cars and 31,875 locomotives, with 215,985 employees, They originated 39.53 million carloads (averaging 63 tons each) and generated $81.7 billion in freight revenue. The largest (Class 1) U.S. railroads carried 10.17 million intermodal containers and 1.72 million trailers. Intermodal traffic was 6.2% of tonnage originated and 12.6% of revenue. The largest commodities were coal, chemicals, farm products, nonmetallic minerals and intermodal. Coal alone was 43.3% of tonnage and 24.7% of revenue. The average haul was 917 miles. Within the U.S. railroads carry 39.9% of freight by ton-mile, followed by trucks (33.4%), oil pipelines (14.3%), barges (12%) and air (0.3%).
Railways carried 17.1% of EU freight in terms of tonne-km, compared to road transport (76.4%) and inland waterways (6.5%).
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