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· Pennsylvania has 5,145 miles of railroad operated, and 69 freight railroads, more railroads than any other state.
· Commodities originating and terminating in Pennsylvania and carried by rail are dominated by coal (62 percent of originating tons, and 39 percent of terminating tons) and also include primary metal products, petroleum, chemicals and food products.
· For more than 150 years, Pennsylvania has been a leader in the development and operation of freight railroads, and these have been vitally significant to the Keystone State’s economy.
· During the 1970s and 1980s, parts of Pennsylvania were impacted heavily by the northeastern railroad reorganization, and by responses of railroad customers. In partnership with local communities, the Commonwealth provided a good deal of timely support for preserving railroad lines that could no longer be profitably operated by private railroad companies.
· Pennsylvania is perhaps the foremost state in preservation of railroads and assistance to small railroads in maintaining rail services.
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