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TCI 2006 Annual Conference. Short Line Railroad Panel Moderated by: Rian J. Nemeroff Housatonic Railroad Company. The Industry . 545 Regionals and Short Lines Transport over 9 million railcars and almost 2 million trailers and containers
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TCI 2006 Annual Conference Short Line Railroad Panel Moderated by: Rian J. Nemeroff Housatonic Railroad Company Short Line Panel
The Industry • 545 Regionals and Short Lines • Transport over 9 million railcars and almost 2 million trailers and containers • Haul across all business segments and all traffic classes • Operate in 49 States • Operate over 46K miles – 1/3rd of US total • 19688 Employees – 11% of industry Short Line Panel
The Numbers • Before 1900, 47 short lines existed • Post deregulation in 1980, a Surge • 1980’s 153 short lines created • 1990’s 179 more short lines created • 2000’s 46 more created thru 2002 • 69% of all existing short lines were created after 1980 Short Line Panel
Overview • In the past, there were lots of larger railroads and fewer short lines. • Now, there are fewer larger railroads and lots of short lines. HRRC G&W SMS B&P FMRC WW ?? RAIL Short Line Panel
Compared to Trucking: • 564,699 trucking companies • 95% operate < 20 trucks • BUT, they don’t need the bigger truckers to serve their customers’ needs Short Line Panel
Holding Companies • Genesee & Wyoming – 49 Roads in 5 Countries • RailAmerica – 42 Roads in USA & CD • Watco – 16 Roads in 14 states – Almost 17 • OmniTrax – 17 Roads in 6 states & 3 provinces Watco HRRC RAIL G&W FMRC SMS Short Line Panel
Not everyone will migrate to 315,000 pounds Short Line Panel
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