Figure 5: Railroad Ton-Miles
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Figure 5: Railroad Ton-Miles
(Billions)
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waybill Ton-Miles, US Terminations1 | 1,055 | 1,033 | 1,089 | 1,124 | 1,208 | 1,303 | 1,362 | 1,374 | 1,433 | 1,490 | 1,530 | 1,581 |
| US-Can. Term. (mil Metric Tons)2 | 11.479 | 10.398 | 11.362 | 12.482 | 14.502 | 15.391 | 16.474 | 18.403 | 17.099 | 15.175 | 17.624 | 19.813 |
| Convert to Short Tons (mil) | 12.653 | 11.462 | 12.525 | 13.759 | 15.986 | 16.966 | 18.160 | 20.286 | 18.849 | 16.728 | 19.427 | 21.840 |
| Average US Length of Haul3 | 725.7 | 751.3 | 762.5 | 794.2 | 816.8 | 842.6 | 841.7 | 850.9 | 835.1 | 834.9 | 843.3 | 858.5 |
| Ton-Miles, US-Can. Term. (bil) | 9.18 | 8.61 | 9.55 | 10.93 | 13.06 | 14.30 | 15.28 | 17.26 | 15.74 | 13.97 | 16.38 | 18.75 |
| Railroad Ton-Miles (Improved BTS) | 1,064 | 1,042 | 1,098 | 1,135 | 1,221 | 1,317 | 1,377 | 1,391 | 1,448 | 1,504 | 1,546 | 1,599 |
| Class I Ton-Miles (NTS)4 | 1,034 | 1,039 | 1,067 | 1,109 | 1,201 | 1,306 | 1,356 | 1,349 | 1,377 | 1,433 | 1,466 | 1,495 |
| Railroad Ton-Miles (Eno)5 | 1,091 | 1,100 | 1,138 | 1,183 | 1,275 | 1,375 | 1,426 | 1,421 | 1,442 | 1,499 | 1,534 | 1,558 |
Sources:
1 Surface Transportation Board, Carload Waybill Sample, various years.
2 Transport Canada, Transportation In Canada, Addendum, 2002, Table A6-10.
3 AAR, Railroad Facts, various years, p. 36.
4 BTS, National Transportation Statistics, 2003, Table 1-44.
5 Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002, p. 42.