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In the United States, a Class II railroad, sometimes referred to as a regional railroad, is a railroad company that is not Class I, but still has a substantial amount of traffic or trackage (and is thus not a short line). The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has defined the lower bound as 350 miles (560 km) of track or $40 million in annual operating revenue.[1] (The Class I threshold is $250 million, adjusted for inflation since 1991.[2]). As of 2021[update], a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $39.2 million but less than $489.9 million.[3]
- ^ Association of American Railroads (May 2008). "Overview of America's Freight Railroads" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2012.
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, FAQs, accessed October 2008
- ^ Marsh, Joanna (2021-05-22). "Why are freight railroads separated into classes?". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2022-09-17.