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Rail Freight: Revenue Ton-Miles

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Rail Freight: Revenue Ton-Miles

Rail Carloadings, Revenue Ton-Miles (quarterly data)

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Rail Carloadings, Revenue Ton-Miles (quarterly data). If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version. If you need further assistance, call 800-853-1351.

The top commodity in U.S. rail carloadings is coal (Association of American Railroads, Weekly Railroad Traffic).

Rail Freight Revenue Ton Miles 2004 Quarter 1 2005 Quarter 1
Total (billions) 396 417
Percent change from same quarter previous year 7.38 5.33

2004 data are preliminary.

NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCES: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Revenues, Expenses, and Income. Class 1 Railroads in the United States, R&E Series, and Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis and Administration, available at http://www.stb.dot.gov/, as of June 2005 .