Class I freight railroads in the United States | DisamKB

Class I freight railroads in the United States

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freight railroad classification

Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.

Aliases (1)

Class I railroad (Union Pacific Railroad) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freight railroad classification →
appliesTo	freight railroads →
characteristic	carry majority of U.S. rail freight ton‑miles → highest revenue class of freight railroads in the United States → operate extensive long‑haul rail networks →
classificationLevel	highest →
comparedTo	Class II freight railroads in the United States → Class III freight railroads in the United States →
country	United States →
currencyOfThreshold	US dollar →
definedBy	Federal Railroad Administration → Surface Transportation Board →
economicRole	backbone of U.S. freight rail system → critical to long‑distance bulk commodity transport →
historicallyIncluded	Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad → Burlington Northern Railroad → Chessie System → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad → Erie Lackawanna Railway → Illinois Central Railroad → Milwaukee Road → Missouri Pacific Railroad → New York Central Railroad → Penn Central Transportation Company → Rock Island Railroad → Seaboard System Railroad → Southern Pacific Transportation Company →
includes	BNSF Railway → CSX Transportation → Canadian National Railway → Canadian Pacific Kansas City → Conrail Shared Assets Operations → Kansas City Southern Railway → Norfolk Southern Railway → Union Pacific Railroad →
networkCharacteristic	connect major ports and inland hubs → operate across multiple U.S. states →
regulator	Federal Railroad Administration → Surface Transportation Board →
regulatoryBasis	annual operating revenue threshold →
scope	interstate freight rail carriers →
typicalTraffic	automobiles → chemicals → coal → grain → industrial products → intermodal containers → petroleum products →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Positive Train Control →	isImplementedBy
UPY ("Class I railroad (Union Pacific Railroad)") →	railroadClass