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8
billion in capital expenditures during 2002 for, among other things, building and maintaining track, structures and
infrastructure, upgrading and augmenting equipment and implementing new technologies. See the capital expenditures
table in Item 7.
Certain of the Corporation’s properties are subject to federal, state and local provisions involving the protection of the
environment. See discussion of environmental issues in Other Information, Item 1, Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Other Matters – Environmental Costs, Item 7, and in note 10 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 8. See also notes 1, 3, 5 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 8, for
additional information regarding the Corporation’s properties.
Rail Operations
Track – The Corporation’s rail operations utilize over 33,000 main line and branch line route miles in 23 states in the western
two-thirds of the United States. The Corporation owns 27,400 route miles with the remainder of route miles operated under
trackage rights or leases. As of and for the years ending December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, route miles operated and track
miles installed and replaced are as follows:
Miles 2002 2001 2000
Main line.......................................................................................................... 27,504 27,553 26,914
Branch line....................................................................................................... 5,637 6,033 6,121
Yar ds, sidings and other main lines................................................................ 21,760 21,669 21,564
Total.................................................................................................................. 54,901 55,255 54,599
Track miles of rail installed and replaced:
New ............................................................................................................. 783 857 943
Used ............................................................................................................ 330 388 242
Ties installed and replaced (000).................................................................... 4,531 3,648 3,332
Equipment – The Corporation’s primary rail equipment as of and for the years ending December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000,
consisted of the following:
Equipment 2002 2001 2000
Owned or leased at year-end:
Locomotives..................................................................................................... 7,094 6,886 7,007
Freight cars:
Covered hoppers ........................................................................................ 30,602 33,901 37,607
Boxcars........................................................................................................ 15,040 15,561 18,342
Open-top hoppers...................................................................................... 15,891 17,202 18,683
Gondolas..................................................................................................... 14,793 15,431 17,480
Other........................................................................................................... 14,551 14,681 16,557
Work Equipment............................................................................................. 6,950 6,950 6,616
Purchased or leased during the year:
Locomotives ............................................................................................... 530 500 451
Freight cars ................................................................................................. 3,823 793 1,082
Average age of equipment (years):
Locomotives ............................................................................................... 14.4 14.9 14.9
Freight cars ................................................................................................. 21.9 22.5 20.9