how many trains are out there?

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how many trains are on the mainline right now in the contenetal US?

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I know of one for certain. When I let the dogs out a few minutes ago I heard the horn sounding as he approached the crossing down the street.[:D]

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CSX runs about 1200 a day.

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All of them. As near as I can tell, there are no trains in here…

…sorry…

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A lot.

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one, this area is cleaning up after floods, I haven’t seen it but I suspect it is a work train, ballast cars and such, several washouts reported on mainline in region .

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I had breakfast with a friend of mine this morning that is the Yardmaster here for BNSF. He thinks on average, they run about 1000 trains a day.

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There are a lot.

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Here is a link I found on a Google search:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_1998_Sept_1/ai_53052788

I searched on the quoted string, “Association of American Railroads”

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I had no idea KCS was ahead of UP on operating efficiency. 97.38% The only one higher is Grand Trunk Western

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In the U.S there is somthing like 20,000 locomotives and 1-2 million freight cars.

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not that many around here… This is a good thought though.