Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Kentucky
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Kentucky
(Short tons)
| Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 93,797,896 | 86 | 91,477,114 | 86 |
| Transportation equip. | 3,129,522 | 3 | 3,194,549 | 3 |
| Primary metal products | 2,917,936 | 3 | 3,111,077 | 3 |
| Chemicals | 2,188,244 | 2 | 2,286,348 | 2 |
| Waste and scrap | U | 0 | 922,564 | 1 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 1,065,346 | 1 | U | 0 |
| All other | 5,529,809 | 5 | 5,424,747 | 5 |
| Kentucky, total | 108,628,753 | 100 | 106,416,399 | 100 |
KEY FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U = data are unavailable.
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.