820                            WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1997 - 1998




      RAILROAD MILEAGE, USAGE AND REVENUE IN WISCONSIN

                                               1920-1995

                       Mileage Operated              Freight Traffic    
             Passenger Traffic
                       in Wisconsin1                 (in thousands)     
               (in thousands)
           No. of
 Year    Railroads     Road2    Track3       Tons     Ton-Miles4  Revenue
    Passengers   Miles5    Revenue
 1920        35       7,546      11,615     100,991    9,052,084   $92,826
     20,188    960,569    $28,646
 1930        27       7,231      11,583      83,672    6,908,656    78,747
      4,799    466,154      14,071
 1940        22       6,646     10,484       87,980    6,910,647    69,941
      3,952    445,938      8,201
 1950        20       6,337     10,000      121,576   10,850,178   141,762
      5,575    646,353      14,933
 1960        18       6,195      9,625       93,475    9,096,855   134,065
      3,127    383,457      9,800
 1970        15       5,965      9,127       97,130   13,432,055   191,764
      1,463    138,572      4,264
 19716       15       5,933      9,052       94,215   13,738,547  212,038
        520      33,461       1,101
 1972        15       5,882      8,967       99,500   14,580,738   266,117
       230       2,107         60
 1973        15       5,840      8,896      109,450   16,583,109   255,588
        193       1,407        56
 1974        15       5,816      8,858      105,717   16,581,786  298,204
         162       1,261        47
 1975        15       5,742      8,754       90,473   13,436,628  273,200
         147       1,059        47
 1976        15       5,740      8,720       94,766   14,773,365   311,691
        125        923         40
 1977        15       5,676      8,620       95,194   14,744,908  334,304
         125        856         39
 1978        16       5,570      8,437      107,906   16,092,379  378,007
         135        895         43
 1979        16       5,520      8,329      103,066   16,619,880  431,180
        149         983         47
 1980       21        5,192      7,990      101,008   14,727,522  453,977
         174      1,122         54
 1981       21        4,758      7,509       97,288   14,247,186  476,265
        122         879         61
 1982       21        4,719      7,114       78,352   11,611,885  420,581
         86         608         53
 1983        19       4,595      6,780       85,435   12,506,831  433,407
         81         563         49
 1984        19       4,596      6,755       98,627   13,319,235  471,505
         85         583         49
 1985        18       4,480      6,515       81,405   14,644,817  416,708
        100         701         58
 1986        16       4,611      6,568       90,674   13,267,233  413,656
        112         779         67
 1987        17       4,508      6,447      112,681   13,402,227  371,666
         88         621         50
 1988        16       4,467      6,260      120,697   16,101,936  441,711
         87         616         48
 1989        16       4,420      6,192      111,443   13,296,151  393,279
         98         679         56
 1990       15        4,415      6,125      116,099   14,436,776  455,541
        112         783         63
 1991       15        4,415      6,116      119,467   14,802,903  459,533
        134         940         77
 1992       14        4,293      5,886      123,912   15,958,307  477,522
        145       1,001         83
 1993       13        4,227      5,697      123,691   17,435,929  487,496
        152       1,069         87
 1994       13        4,208      5,441      131,503   18,908,961  508,056
        146       1,012         93
 1995       12        4,170      5,403      132,858  20,980,751   573,501
        NA          NA        NA

 NA - Not available.
 SIn order to avoid duplication, mileage shown is exclusive of trackage rights.
 2Road mileage is the measurement of stone roadbed in miles.
 3Track mileage is the measurement of track (2 steel rails) on roadbeds in
miles.
 4A ton-mile is the movement of one ton (2,000 pounds) of cargo over the
distance of one mile.
 5Passenger miles are the combination of the number of passengers carried
on Wisconsin trains and the miles traveled by the
 passengers while within Wisconsin boundaries.
 6Intercity passenger service operated by Amtrak after May 1, 1971.
Source: Office of the Wisconsin Commissioner of Railroads, departmental data,
March 1997.