TRENDS

摘要

As of mid-December, U.S. Class I railroads employed 164,252 people, a 2 percent decrease compared with 2006's end, according to Surface Transportation Board data. The transportation workforces registered the largest declines, with the transportation (other than train and engine service) workforce decreasing 5.4 percent to 6,835 and transportation (train and engine) ranks dropping 5.2 percent to 68,056. Executive and administrative staffs also shrunk. The professional and administrative workforce decreased 0.4 percent to 13,784 and executives/officials/staff assistants segment declined 0.3 percent to 10,123. Meanwhile, the maintenance-of-way and structures workforce totaling 34,730 increased 2.2 percent, and maintenance of equipment and stores segment rose 0.6 percent to 30,724.