Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables set forth the Company's operating revenues by reportable segment and commodity group for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands) (prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Freight Revenue by Commodity Group:
Agricultural Products	$	31,372	$	5,483	$	1,235	$	38,090
Autos & Auto Parts	5,367		—		—		5,367
Chemicals & Plastics	36,217		—		—		36,217
Coal & Coke	19,945		31,579		3,476		55,000
Food & Kindred Products	8,350		—		—		8,350
Intermodal	309		15,973		67,321		83,603
Lumber & Forest Products	22,439		—		—		22,439
Metallic Ores	3,573		7,731		—		11,304
Metals	28,394		—		—		28,394
Minerals & Stone	30,518		2,094		19,179		51,791
Petroleum Products	18,483		151		—		18,634
Pulp & Paper	28,871		—		—		28,871
Waste	5,888		—		—		5,888
Other	5,691		—		—		5,691
Total Freight Revenues	245,417		$	63,011	91,211		399,639
Freight-Related Revenues	63,832		10,563		66,802		141,197
All Other Revenues	16,381		1,260		16,184		33,825
Operating Revenues	$	325,630	$	74,834	$	174,197	$	574,661

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Freight Revenue by Commodity Group:
Agricultural Products	$	32,978	$	5,746	$	1,739	$	40,463
Autos & Auto Parts	5,210		—		—		5,210
Chemicals & Plastics	37,515		—		—		37,515
Coal & Coke	21,733		29,521		3,400		54,654
Food & Kindred Products	8,274		—		—		8,274
Intermodal	177		15,867		61,996		78,040
Lumber & Forest Products	20,376		—		—		20,376
Metallic Ores	3,896		7,631		—		11,527
Metals	26,594		—		—		26,594
Minerals & Stone	28,115		1,979		11,455		41,549
Petroleum Products	18,427		130		—		18,557
Pulp & Paper	25,478		—		—		25,478
Waste	5,194		—		—		5,194
Other	4,314		—		—		4,314
Total Freight Revenues	238,281		$	60,874	78,590		377,745
Freight-Related Revenues	65,345		11,709		42,283		119,337
All Other Revenues	15,850		1,324		4,852		22,026
Operating Revenues	$	319,476	$	73,907	$	125,725	$	519,108