TABLE 24  Average Loaded U.S. Railcar Weight for Selected Commodities: 1991 and 2001,,,,,,,,
(Tons per carload),,,,,,,,
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,1991,2001,,,,,,
Farm products, 90 , 94 ,,,,,,
Coal, 99 , 110 ,,,,,,
Nonmetallic minerals, 92 , 96 ,,,,,,
Food and kindred products, 63 , 68 ,,,,,,
Chemicals and allied products, 81 , 84 ,,,,,,
Transportation equipment, 21 , 21 ,,,,,,
Miscellaneous mixed shipments, 17 , 15 ,,,,,,
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NOTE: Miscellaneous mixed shipments is mostly intermodal traffic. Some intermodal traffic is included in commodity-specific categories, as well.",,,,,,,,
"SOURCES: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2001 and 2002 issues). 1991 data—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on Association of American Railroads, Railroad Ten-Year Trends 1990–1999 (Washington, DC: 2000).",,,,,,,,