In 2019, U.S. class I railroads hauled freight an average of 1,031 miles, a slight decrease from 1,046 miles in the previous year. In 2018, U.S. class I railroads transported freight over 1.7 trillion
Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (November 30, 2020). Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles)." Chart. November 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2020). Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Average Haul of Class I Railroads in The United States from 2006 to 2019 (in Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Average haul of class I railroads in the United States from 2006 to 2019 (in miles) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, November 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057104/us-rail-transportation-average-haul-class-i-railroads/