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In This Issue
• Railroader of the Year
• Planes to the trains: Coming to America?
• ECP: How soon?
• Passenger Car Review and Outlook
• We're looking for a few good railroaders

Commentary
• From the Editor: A man for all seasons
• Commentary of the Month: Will the UTU prevail in 2001?
• A Point of View/Guest Columnist: Is profitable revenue growth possible?

Industry Indicators, January 2001

• Traffic originated

• Return on investment: 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2000

• Traffic Trends

Class I rate of return drops slightly

The Surface Transportation Board reports that Class I railroad return on investment (ROI) dipped to 6.05% for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, down slightly from the 6.8% reported in the year-ago period.

In operating revenues for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, UP ranked first with $10.45 billion, followed by BNSF, $9.15 billion; CSXT, $6.07 billion; Norfolk Southern, $6.06 billion; IC, $699.2 million; KCS, $536.9 million; Soo Line, $549.8 million; and GTW, $373.11 million.