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Railroad classes

Railroad classes are the system by which freight railroads are designated in the United States. Railroads are assigned to Class I, II or III according to annual revenue criteria originally set by the Surface Transportation Board in 1992. With annual adjustments for inflation, the 2019 thresholds were US$504,803,294 for Class I carriers and US$40,384,263…

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Railroad classes

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Geneseeinstance ofSome Class III railroads are owned by railroad holding companies0.80text

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