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Railroad Industry Facts
The following information came from THE WORLD ALMANAC and BOOK OF FACTS 1999 (ISBN 0-88687-832-2).
World's Longest Railway Tunnels Source: Railway Directory & Year Book |
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Tunnel |
Date | Miles | Operating Railway | Country |
| Seikan | 1985 | 33.50 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| English Channel Tunnel | 1994 | 31.04 | Eurotunnel | United Kingdom-France |
| Dai-shimizu | 1979 | 14.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Simplon No. 1 and 2 | 1906, 1922 | 12.00 | Swiss Fed. & Italian St. | Switzerland-Italy |
| Kanmon | 1975 | 12.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Apennine | 1934 | 11.00 | Italian State | Italy |
| Rokko | 1972 | 10.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Mt. MacDonald | 1989 | 9.10 | Canadian Pacific | Canada |
| Gotthard | 1882 | 9.00 | Swiss Federal | Switzerland |
| Lotschberg | 1913 | 9.00 | Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon | Switzerland |
| Hokuriku | 1962 | 9.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Mont Cenis (Frejus) | 1871 | 8.00 | Italian State | France-Italy |
| Shin-Shimizu | 1961 | 8.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Aki | 1975 | 8.00 | Japanese Railway | Japan |
| Cascade | 1929 | 8.00 | Burlington Northern | United States |
| Flathead | 1970 | 8.00 | Burlington Northern | United States |
Leading U.S. Businesses in 1997* Source: FORTUNE Magazine |
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Company |
Revenue (in millions) |
| Union Pacific | $11,014 |
| CSX | $10,621 |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe | $ 8,412 |
| Norfolk Southern | $ 5,165 |
| * This excerpt is just the Railroad portion of the entire list. - rh | |
Number Of Employees Per Railroad Source: Lance Myers (March '99 TRAINS, pg. 39) |
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Company |
# Employees |
| Union Pacific | 52,533 |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe | 43,468 |
| CSX | 27,871 (pre CR) |
| Norfolk Southern | 23,323 (pre CR) |
| CN | 22,800 |
| CP | 20,150 |
Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1997* Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor |
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Fatalities |
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Number | Percentage |
| Transportation Incidents | 2,599 | 42 |
| Highway | 1,387 | 22 |
| Collision between vehicles | 639 | 10 |
| Vehicle struck stationary object | 280 | 5 |
| Noncollision | 384 | 6 |
| Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises) | 377 | 6 |
| Aircraft | 261 | 4 |
| Worker struck by vehicle | 367 | 6 |
| Water vehicle | 109 | 2 |
| Railway | 93 | 1 |
| * This excerpt is just the Transportation Incidents portion of the entire list. - rh | ||
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