Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Alabama
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Alabama
(Short tons)
| Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,735,940 | 23.4 | 12,186,065 | 26.3 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 5,358,026 | 12.9 | 6,515,613 | 14.1 |
| Pulp and paper products | 5,140,284 | 12.3 | 5,058,900 | 10.9 |
| Chemicals | 4,051,860 | 9.7 | 4,175,068 | 9.0 |
| Glass and stone products | 4,086,340 | 9.8 | 3,919,880 | 8.5 |
| All other commodities | 13,276,187 | 31.9 | 14,471,372 | 31.2 |
| Alabama, total | 41,648,637 | 100.0 | 46,326,898 | 100.0 |
NOTE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Includes the five largest commodities (by tonnage terminated or originated) of the 38 two-digit Standard Transportation Commodity Code groupings plus all others for state total. Includes intrastate shipments.
SOURCE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States-2000, Washington, DC: January 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/abouttheindustry/stateinformation.asp as of Mar. 18, 2002; and Railroads and States -1999, Washington, DC: January 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/abouttheindustry/stateinformation.asp as of Mar. 18, 2002.