The statistic illustrates the leading North American railroads in 2018, ranked by revenue ton-miles. In that year, Union Pacific was ranked second with almost 474 billion ton-miles of freight transported.
Leading North American railroads in 2018, based on revenue ton-miles
(in billions)
Revenue ton-miles is calculated by multiplying the weight in tons of the shipment being transported by the miles that it is transported.
The values have been rounded.
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The values for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific were taken from the company annual reports.
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Surface Transportation Board. (April 17, 2019). Leading North American railroads in 2018, based on revenue ton-miles (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552684/leading-north-american-railroads-based-on-revenue-ton-miles/
Surface Transportation Board. "Leading North American railroads in 2018, based on revenue ton-miles (in billions)." Chart. April 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552684/leading-north-american-railroads-based-on-revenue-ton-miles/
Surface Transportation Board. (2019). Leading North American railroads in 2018, based on revenue ton-miles (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552684/leading-north-american-railroads-based-on-revenue-ton-miles/
Surface Transportation Board. "Leading North American Railroads in 2018, Based on Revenue Ton-miles (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552684/leading-north-american-railroads-based-on-revenue-ton-miles/
Surface Transportation Board, Leading North American railroads in 2018, based on revenue ton-miles (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552684/leading-north-american-railroads-based-on-revenue-ton-miles/ (last visited March 30, 2020)
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