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Operations and Segmentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Operations and Segmentation [Abstract]

Operations and Segmentation

3. Operations and Segmentation

The Railroad, along with its subsidiaries and rail affiliates, is our one reportable operating segment. Although we provide and analyze revenue by three commodity groups, we treat the financial results of the Railroad as one segment due to the integrated nature of our rail network. Our operating revenues are primarily derived from contracts with customers for the transportation of freight from origin to destination. Prior to 2020, we reported on four commodity groups, thus 2019 freight revenues have been realigned to the new reporting format.

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The following table represents a disaggregation of our freight and other revenues:

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
Millions	2020		2019			2020		2019
Bulk	$	1,478	$	1,682		$	4,398	$	4,980
Industrial		1,567		1,902			4,961		5,678
Premium		1,551		1,562			4,089		4,734
Total freight revenues	$	4,596	$	5,146		$	13,448	$	15,392
Other subsidiary revenues		193		223			557		665
Accessorial revenues		114		132			334		388
Other		16		15			53		51
Total operating revenues	$	4,919	$	5,516		$	14,392	$	16,496

Although our revenues are principally derived from customers domiciled in the U.S., the ultimate points of origin or destination for some products we transport are outside the U.S. Each of our commodity groups includes revenue from shipments to and from Mexico. Included in the above table are freight revenues from our Mexico business which amounted to $556 million and $602 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. 

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The entire disclosure for the nature of an entity's business, major products or services, principal markets including location, and the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination, including but not limited to, assets, revenues, or earnings. For an entity that has not commenced principal operations, disclosures about the risks and uncertainties related to the activities in which the entity is currently engaged and an understanding of what those activities are being directed toward.

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