Class I Railway

As determined by the Surface Transportation Board, a railway with annual operating revenues that exceed a threshold indexed to a base of $250 million in 1991 dollars. According to Statistics Canada, there are three Class I railways in Canada: Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway(CPR) in freight transportation and VIA Rail Canada in passenger rail.

Source: http://www.irtcanada.net/en_Terms.htm

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