FINAL STANDARDS, CLASSIFICATION, AND DESIGNATION OF LINES OF CLASS I RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. VOLUME 2 (FINAL)

Final Volume II contains designations of all Class I Railroad lines in the United States based upon the standards developed in Final Volume I. Each Class I Railroad line segment in the national rail network was subjected to individual analysis using the most current information available following the publication of Volume II (Interim) on January 19, 1977 - notably correction/update information that was received by May 13, 1977 has been included in this Final Volume II. Statistical summaries of route mileage by line designation are presented, along with cross-reference information. Following the tables is an enlarged fold-out national network map displaying the line designations by categories.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/final-standards-classification-and-designation-lines-class-i-railroads-united-states-0
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Preliminary Standards, RRIS 24 139937 7701; Volume 1, RRIS 24 149462 7702; and Volume 2 (Interim), RRIS 24 152670, 7702.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Rail Network Information System, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 212 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Branch lines; Industry structure; Railroad facility operations; Traffic density
• Identifier Terms: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163797
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Volume 2 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM