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Properties (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Properties | Details of the Company’s net properties are as follows:
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  | Annual Depreciation |  | Estimated Useful Life |  | Depreciation
December 2020 |  | Cost |  | Depreciation |  | Value |  | Rate |  | ( Avg. Years) |  | Method
Road |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Rail and Other Track Material |  | $ | 8,449 |  |  | $ | (1,739) |  |  | $ | 6,710 |  |  | 2.5% |  | 41 |  | Group Life
|  | Ties |  | 6,284 |  |  | (1,780) |  |  | 4,504 |  |  | 3.5% |  | 28 |  | Group Life
|  | Grading |  | 2,768 |  |  | (614) |  |  | 2,154 |  |  | 1.3% |  | 75 |  | Group Life
|  | Ballast |  | 3,238 |  |  | (1,051) |  |  | 2,187 |  |  | 2.6% |  | 38 |  | Group Life
|  | Bridges, Trestles, and Culverts |  | 2,688 |  |  | (380) |  |  | 2,308 |  |  | 1.7% |  | 60 |  | Group Life
|  | Signals and Interlockers |  | 3,170 |  |  | (944) |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 4.1% |  | 24 |  | Group Life/ Straight Line (a)
|  | Buildings |  | 1,366 |  |  | (529) |  |  | 837 |  |  | 2.5% |  | 40 |  | Group Life
|  | Other |  | 5,146 |  |  | (2,101) |  |  | 3,045 |  |  | 4.1% |  | 25 |  | Group Life
Total Road |  | 33,109 |  |  | (9,138) |  |  | 23,971 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Locomotive |  | 5,085 |  |  | (1,849) |  |  | 3,236 |  |  | 3.6% |  | 27 |  | Group Life
|  | Freight Cars |  | 2,557 |  |  | (540) |  |  | 2,017 |  |  | 2.9% |  | 35 |  | Group Life
|  | Work Equipment and Other |  | 2,585 |  |  | (1,559) |  |  | 1,026 |  |  | 8.2% |  | 12 |  | Group Life/ Straight Line (a)
Total Equipment |  | 10,227 |  |  | (3,948) |  |  | 6,279 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  |  |  | 1,823 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,823 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A
Construction In Progress |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A
Total Properties |  | $ | 45,530 |  |  | $ | (13,086) |  |  | $ | 32,444 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(a) For depreciation method, certain asset categories contain intermodal terminals or technology-related assets, which are depreciated using the straight-line method. NOTE 6. Properties, continued
(Dollars in Millions) |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Net Book |  | Annual Depreciation |  | Estimated Useful Life |  | Depreciation
December 2019 |  | Cost |  | Depreciation |  | Value |  | Rate |  | (Avg. Years) |  | Method
Road |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Rail and Other Track Material |  | $ | 8,194 |  |  | $ | (1,719) |  |  | $ | 6,475 |  |  | 2.5% |  | 40 |  | Group Life
|  | Ties |  | 6,041 |  |  | (1,666) |  |  | 4,375 |  |  | 3.7% |  | 27 |  | Group Life
|  | Grading |  | 2,763 |  |  | (595) |  |  | 2,168 |  |  | 1.4% |  | 72 |  | Group Life
|  | Ballast |  | 3,156 |  |  | (1,013) |  |  | 2,143 |  |  | 2.7% |  | 37 |  | Group Life
|  | Bridges, Trestles, and Culverts |  | 2,529 |  |  | (334) |  |  | 2,195 |  |  | 1.6% |  | 61 |  | Group Life
|  | Signals and Interlockers |  | 3,077 |  |  | (819) |  |  | 2,258 |  |  | 4.0% |  | 25 |  | Group Life/ Straight Line (a)
|  | Buildings |  | 1,335 |  |  | (492) |  |  | 843 |  |  | 2.5% |  | 40 |  | Group Life
|  | Other |  | 5,030 |  |  | (1,980) |  |  | 3,050 |  |  | 4.2% |  | 24 |  | Group Life
Total Road |  | 32,125 |  |  | (8,618) |  |  | 23,507 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Locomotive |  | 5,320 |  |  | (2,020) |  |  | 3,300 |  |  | 3.6% |  | 27 |  | Group Life
|  | Freight Cars |  | 2,964 |  |  | (880) |  |  | 2,084 |  |  | 2.9% |  | 35 |  | Group Life
|  | Work Equipment and Other |  | 2,424 |  |  | (1,414) |  |  | 1,010 |  |  | 8.2% |  | 12 |  | Group Life/ Straight Line (a)
Total Equipment |  | 10,708 |  |  | (4,314) |  |  | 6,394 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  |  |  | 1,836 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,836 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A
Construction In Progress |  | 431 |  |  | — |  |  | 431 |  |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A
Total Properties |  | $ | 45,100 |  |  | $ | (12,932) |  |  | $ | 32,168 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(a) For depreciation method, certain asset categories contain intermodal terminals or technology-related assets, which are depreciated using the straight-line method.

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