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Statement No. M-350
December, 1998
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
REPORT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYMENT - CLASS I LINE-HAUL RAILROADS
This statement furnishes current employment data trends for class I line-haul railroads.
PART 1. Number of Employees
Number of
Employees % of Change
Mid-Month From
December December November
1998 1997 1998
Total - All employees 179,958 0.88% -0.08%
Executives, officials, and staff assistants 11,776 7.49% 0.27%
Professional and administrative 19,718 -5.55% -0.24%
Maintenance of way and structures 36,647 -8.87% -1.66%
Maintenance of equipment and stores 35,898 4.89% 0.09%
Transportation (other than train and engine) 8,456 2.43% -0.70%
Transportation (train and engine) 67,463 5.64% 0.76%
PART 2. Indexes of employment
Index, same month 1967 = 100 Index, year 1967 = 100*
1998 1997 1996 1998 1997 1996
January 29.0 28.7 29.5 January 29.3 28.9 29.7
February 29.0 28.7 29.7 February 29.1 28.8 29.8
March 29.1 28.7 29.8 March 29.1 28.7 29.8
April 29.4 29.2 30.0 April 29.5 29.2 30.1
May 29.4 29.1 29.9 May 29.6 29.3 30.2
June 29.0 28.5 29.1 June 29.7 29.2 29.8
July 29.2 28.5 29.3 July 29.9 29.2 29.9
August 29.4 28.8 29.5 August 29.9 29.2 30.0
September 30.3 29.4 30.1 September 30.1 29.3 29.9
October 30.6 30.0 30.4 October 30.0 29.4 29.8
November 30.3 30.1 30.5 November 29.6 29.3 29.8
December 30.5 30.2 30.3 December 29.5 29.3 29.4
* Average of 12 months, 1967 = 100
Source: Monthly Report of Number of Employees of Class I Railroads.


CARRIER L100 L 200 L 300 L 400 L500 L600 TOTAL
December, 1998
BNSF 130500 2,400 4,610 9,611 8,805 1,593 15,868 42,887
CONR 113300 1,199 2,646 3,833 4,552 1,224 6,602 20,056
CSX 121500 1,061 3,715 5,681 5,121 1,685 11,492 28,755
GTW 114900 122 273 347 373 103 653 1,871
IC 124100 186 410 627 532 182 854 2,791
KCS 134500 154 303 467 313 208 1,221 2,666
NS 117100 1,616 3,090 5,082 4,307 1,695 8,878 24,668
SOO 137700 151 501 937 530 202 1,046 3,367
UP 139400 4,887 4,170 10,062 11,365 1,564 20,849 52,897
TOTAL 11,776 19,718 36,647 35,898 8,456 67,463 179,958
NRPC 103000 1,505 5,310 3,758 6,723 3,685 4,058 25,039
December December November % Change
1998 1997 1998 Year Month
L 100 11,776 10,955 11,744 7.49% 0.27%
L 200 19,718 20,876 19,766 -5.55% -0.24%
L 300 36,647 40,214 37,266 -8.87% -1.66%
L 400 35,898 34,226 35,865 4.89% 0.09%
L500 8,456 8,255 8,516 2.43% -0.70%
L600 67,463 63,862 66,952 5.64% 0.76%
TOTAL 179,958 178,388 180,109 0.88% -0.08%
Ratio Ratio
1967 1998 Corresp. Average
Months Months Months Month
January 614,766 178,277 29.0 29.3
February 610,335 177,042 29.0 29.1
March 608,751 177,305 29.1 29.1
April 611,136 179,505 29.4 29.5
May 613,824 180,456 29.4 29.6
June 624,153 181,106 29.0 29.7
July 623,096 181,965 29.2 29.9
August 619,419 182,116 29.4 29.9
September 606,714 183,570 30.3 30.1
October 597,271 182,631 30.6 30.0
November 593,568 180,109 30.3 29.6
December 590,100 179,958 30.5 29.5