Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>The 4,216-mile rail system in Kansas plays an essential freight transportation role both within the state and nationally. Kansas’ location and position on principal rail corridors provides rail access to every region of the U.S., as well as to Canada and Mexico. Additionally, the Class I railroads operating in Kansas provide access to international ports through the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Kansas ranks in the top 15 among states in the following categories: total miles of rail (6th); rail tons carried (6th); and rail carloads carried (8th).7 Kansas ranks 6th in farm products originating by state. </SPAN></P></DIV>