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September 21, 2010
Railroad Human Resource Issues
Standing Committee on Rail Transportationof the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Jacksonville, FloridaSeptember 21, 2010
September 21, 2010 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSSLIDE 2
America’s Freight Railroads
Type of MilesRailroad
Class I 7 94,082 164,439 $59.4
Non-Class I 558 45,244 19,640 4.0 Regional 33 16,690 8,044 1.9 Local Linehaul 326 22,058 5,423 1.3 S&T 199 6,496 6,173 0.8
Canadian** 2 561 n/a n/a
Total 567 139,887 184,079 $63.4
*Excludes trackage rights. **Includes CN and CP operations that are not part of a CN- or CP-owned Class I carrier. Source: AAR
The U.S. Freight Railroad Industry: 2008
Number Employees
FreightRevenue
($ billions)Operated*
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The Rail Industry as of July 2010
Jan-July 2010 carloads 7.3% from 2009, 13.1% from 2008.
Jan-July 2010 intermodal 13.5% from 2009, 6.0% from 2008.
~359,000 freight cars (~23% of total) in storage.
17,000 employees (~10%) since Nov. 2006 peak.
Signs seem to be pointing toward a slow recovery
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U.S. Freight Railroads and Labor
~184,000 freight rail employees; vast majority are unionized
~$18 billion in annual wages and benefits.
Among nation’s most highly-compensated workers. Average Class I employee in 2008:
Wages: $71,300Benefits: $27,200Total Compensation: $98,500
~$10 billion in retirement benefits to ~600,000 retired railroad workers and family members.
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$0
$15,000
$30,000
$45,000
$60,000
$75,000
$90,000
$105,000
RRs U.S. Avg.
Benefits
Wages
Freight RR Compensation Is Far Higher Than Average
(U.S. Freight RR Avg. vs. Avg. All U.S. Workers)
Data are 2008. Sources: AAR, Bureau of Economic Analysis
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050,000
100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000500,000
'80 '83 '85 '87 '89 '91 '93 '95 '97 '99 '01 '03 '05 '07 '09
Class I Railroad Employment
Source: AAR
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140,000
145,000
150,000
155,000
160,000
165,000
170,000Class I RR Employment: Jan. 2003 - June 2010
Effects of Recession: Lower Rail Employment
Source: Surface Transportation Board
2005 2007 2009 20102003 2004 2006 2008
17,055 (10%)
SLIDE 7
September 21, 2010 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSSLIDE 8
Train Crews & Maintenance= 81% of RR Workforce
6,845
58,164
29,071
34,699
13,508
9,619
Other Transportation
Train & Engine (mainlyengineers & conductors)
Maintenance ofEquipment
Maintenance of Way
Professional &Administrative
Executives andManagers
Data are for Class I railroads in 2009. Source: AAR
September 21, 2010 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSSLIDE 9
Recruitment and RetentionWill Be a Serious Challenge
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
<24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 > 65
RR Workers
All Civilian Workers
Age Distribution: RRs vs. All Civilian Employees
Data are for 2007. Source: Railroad Retirement Board, U.S. Census Bureau
At or near retirement age
September 21, 2010 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSSLIDE 10
Association of American Railroads www.aar.org