BTS | Table 2-14 - Top 10 State Rail Freight Flows and Major Commodities: 1997

Table 2-14
Top 10 State Rail Freight Flows and Major Commodities: 1997

Rank	Origin state	Destination state	Total flow		Major commodity
Rank	Origin state	Destination state	Carloads (thousands)	Tons (thousands)		Carloads (thousands)	Tons (thousands)
1	IL	CA	793	13,782	Misc. mixed shipments^a	510	8,259
2	FL	FL	768	57,501	Nonmetallic minerals	419	41,356
3	CA	IL	753	11,827	Misc. mixed shipments^a	580	8,172
4	TX	TX	557	45,425	Nonmetallic minerals	172	16,627
5	WY	IL	382	43,573	Coal	355	41,160
6	WY	TX	372	38,936	Coal	352	37,060
7	TX	CA	372	10,669	Misc. mixed shipments^a	221	4,032
8	MN	MN	365	28,334	Metallic ores	308	23,280
9	IL	NJ	364	6,870	Misc. mixed shipments^a	288	4,200
10	WY	MO	362	40,365	Coal	357	39,900

^a In 1997, miscellaneous mixed shipments accounted for 67 percent of all rail intermodal (trailer on flatcar/container on flatcar shipments).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration,Carload Waybill Sample, 1997.