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Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) mi in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2020 state mi
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Total number of rail route miles | mi | 20
Number of states rail network serves | state | 23

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