This is the number of railroad workers in your state. Freight railroads employ more than 180,000 workers. The majority of the rail workforce is comprised of people who operate trains and those who maintain rail tracks and equipment.
This is the average compensation (benefits included) of a freight rail worker in your state. Rail jobs are among some of the nation’s highest paying and for most, a college degree is not required.
This is the top commodity produced in your state that is shipped by rail. America’s freight railroads transport a huge variety of commodities safely and affordably.
Did you know that Alabama forests are equal to the size of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Delaware combined? And it is Alabama’s twenty-five freight railroads that provide the critical link between the state’s forest products industry and the international marketplace. In fact, in 2011, Alabama’s railroads carried more pulp and paper from Alabama than any other state. Just another way freight rail works for Alabama.