Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Maine
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-8: Rail Shipments Originating in Maine
(Short tons)
| Commodity | 1999 | Percent of total | 2000 | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulp and paper products | 2,430,000 | 55.3 | 2,741,680 | 56.8 |
| Lumber and wood products | 1,090,220 | 24.8 | 1,165,300 | 24.2 |
| Petroleum | 312,820 | 7.1 | U | U |
| Chemicals | 172,680 | 3.9 | U | U |
| Coal | 167,632 | 3.8 | U | U |
| Coal and nonmetallic minerals | U | U | 401,804 | 8.3 |
| Petroleum and chemicals | U | U | 375,900 | 7.8 |
| Waste and scrap material | U | U | 86,800 | 1.8 |
| All other commodities | 220,680 | 5.0 | 53,360 | 1.1 |
| Maine, total | 4,394,032 | 100.0 | 4,824,844 | 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.
KEY: U = data are unavailable.
SOURCES 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.