Rail Transportation
Commodities
Revenue ton-miles (RTM) and commodity revenue (CR) for major commodities by
percent and in total were as follows:
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2000 |
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1999 |
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1998 |
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Percent of Total |
|
RTM |
|
CR |
|
RTM |
|
CR |
|
RTM |
|
CR |
|
|
|
Agricultural |
|
13.9 |
% |
13.6 |
% |
14.7 |
% |
14.4 |
% |
14.1 |
% |
14.4 |
% |
Automotive |
|
3.4 |
|
11.5 |
|
3.2 |
|
10.6 |
|
3.1 |
|
10.3 |
|
Chemicals |
|
11.0 |
|
16.0 |
|
11.3 |
|
16.2 |
|
11.4 |
|
16.9 |
|
Energy |
|
40.9 |
|
21.0 |
|
40.0 |
|
22.0 |
|
40.1 |
|
22.0 |
|
Industrial Products |
|
16.2 |
|
19.3 |
|
16.2 |
|
19.3 |
|
16.5 |
|
19.7 |
|
Intermodal |
|
14.6 |
|
18.6 |
|
14.6 |
|
17.5 |
|
14.8 |
|
16.7 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
|
|
Total (billions) |
|
485.5 |
|
$10.3 |
|
473.1 |
|
$9.9 |
|
432.1 |
|
$9.1 |
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Capital Expenditures
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|
Millions of Dollars |
|
2000 |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
Roadway and other |
|
$1,430 |
|
$1,377 |
|
$1,538 |
Equipment |
|
305 |
|
400 |
|
506 |
|
Total |
|
$1,735 |
|
$1,777 |
|
$2,044 |
|
Equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
|
|
Owned or leased at year-end: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Locomotives |
|
7,007 |
|
6,969 |
|
7,083 |
|
Freight cars: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Covered hoppers |
|
37,607 |
|
39,212 |
|
40,097 |
|
Boxcars |
|
18,342 |
|
20,864 |
|
23,263 |
|
Open-top hoppers |
|
18,683 |
|
19,828 |
|
20,324 |
|
Gondolas |
|
17,480 |
|
18,099 |
|
17,828 |
|
Other |
|
16,557 |
|
16,726 |
|
18,264 |
|
Work equipment |
|
6,616 |
|
9,927 |
|
9,218 |
|
|
|
Purchased or leased during the year: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Locomotives |
|
451 |
|
182 |
|
256 |
|
|
Freight cars |
|
1,082 |
|
1,216 |
|
2,120 |
|
|
|
Average age of equipment (years): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Locomotives |
|
14.9 |
|
15.4 |
|
14.4 |
|
|
Freight cars |
|
20.9 |
|
19.3 |
|
20.1 |
|
|
|
Bad order ratio freight cars |
|
5.5 |
% |
5.4 |
% |
4.5 |
% |
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Track
|
|
Miles |
|
2000 |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
Main line |
|
26,914 |
|
26,963 |
|
27,197 |
Branch line |
|
6,121 |
|
6,378 |
|
6,509 |
Yards, sidings and other main lines |
|
21,564 |
|
21,660 |
|
21,597 |
|
Total |
|
54,599 |
|
55,001 |
|
55,303 |
|
Track miles of continuous welded rail at year-end |
|
24,855 |
|
24,771 |
|
23,647 |
Track miles under centralized traffic control at
year-end |
|
17,163 |
|
16,199 |
|
15,944 |
Track miles of rail installed and replaced: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New |
|
943 |
|
950 |
|
858 |
Used |
|
242 |
|
444 |
|
341 |
Track miles ballasted |
|
6,967 |
|
4,579 |
|
3,259 |
Ties installed and replaced (thousands) |
|
3,332 |
|
3,293 |
|
2,961 |
|
Rail Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
|
1999 |
|
1998 |
|
|
|
Operating ratio (%) |
|
82.3 |
|
82.0 |
|
95.4 |
|
Carloads (thousands) |
|
8,901 |
|
8,556 |
|
7,998 |
|
Average commodity revenue per car |
|
$1,154 |
|
$1,151 |
|
$1,134 |
|
Average price of diesel fuel per gallon |
|
90 |
¢ |
56 |
¢ |
62 |
¢ |
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