Table 3-6: Rail Shipments: 2001
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 3-6: Rail Shipments: 2001
| State | Rail shipments terminating in state | Rail shipments originating in state | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All commodities (tons) | Top commodity by weight | All commodities (tons) | Top commodity by weight | |
| Alabama | 52,271,213 | Coal | 42,310,954 | Coal |
| Alaska | 7,784,418 | Nonmetallic minerals | 7,784,418 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| Arizona | 26,698,637 | Coal | 5,925,572 | Glass and stone products |
| Arkansas | 29,939,837 | Coal | 20,561,845 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| California | 92,684,031 | Mixed freight | 57,609,683 | Mixed freight |
| Colorado | 29,347,707 | Coal | 36,163,191 | Coal |
| Connecticut | 2,370,589 | Nonmetallic minerals | 1,702,782 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| Delaware | 5,117,197 | Coal | 1,588,316 | Chemicals |
| District of Columbia | 42,312 | Miscellaneous freight | 145,216 | Miscellaneous freight |
| Florida | 93,820,901 | Nonmetallic minerals | 64,413,774 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| Georgia | 83,033,699 | Coal | 34,409,658 | Glass and stone products |
| Hawaii | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
| Idaho | 8,233,421 | Farm products | 10,416,206 | Farm products |
| Illinois | 186,302,393 | Coal | 119,524,605 | Coal |
| Indiana | 63,407,891 | Coal | 55,817,548 | Coal |
| Iowa | 38,655,026 | Coal | 43,043,912 | Farm products |
| Kansas | 28,476,174 | Coal | 23,311,938 | Farm products |
| Kentucky | 38,060,191 | Coal | 109,670,324 | Coal |
| Louisiana | 30,726,478 | Chemicals | 36,990,390 | Chemicals |
| Maine | 3,634,604 | Glass and stone products | 4,072,888 | Pulp and paper products |
| Maryland | 26,250,892 | Coal | 7,715,510 | Primary metal products |
| Massachusetts | 9,800,893 | Food products | 2,581,856 | Mixed freight |
| Michigan | 50,520,723 | Coal | 32,874,823 | Metallic ores |
| Minnesota | 63,179,264 | Coal | 74,389,180 | Metallic ores |
| Mississippi | 17,411,695 | Coal and petroleum products | 12,851,200 | Lumber and wood products |
| Missouri | 78,030,320 | Coal | 19,632,473 | Food products |
| Montana | 5,304,284 | Petroleum products | 38,739,230 | Coal |
| Nebraska | 19,849,026 | Coal | 24,175,569 | Farm products |
| Nevada | 8,079,455 | Coal | 2,914,584 | Glass and stone products |
| New Hampshire | 1,760,702 | Coal and petroleum products | 1,364,108 | Coal and nonmetallic minerals |
| New Jersey | 22,254,659 | Mixed freight | 10,939,074 | Mixed freight |
| New Mexico | 3,886,035 | Food products | 16,331,900 | Coal |
| New York | 24,946,863 | Coal | 10,042,309 | Chemicals |
| North Carolina | 62,265,078 | Coal | 13,706,585 | Chemicals |
| North Dakota | 9,980,664 | Coal | 21,730,345 | Farm products |
| Ohio | 97,329,450 | Coal | 61,036,161 | Primary metal products |
| Oklahoma | 31,625,791 | Coal | 20,299,358 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| Oregon | 23,645,719 | Chemicals | 16,044,471 | Lumber and wood products |
| Pennsylvania | 57,806,399 | Coal | 59,815,765 | Coal |
| Rhode Island | 452,600 | Chemical and petroleum products | 156,780 | Chemicals; transportation equip. |
| South Carolina | 34,763,046 | Coal | 15,251,011 | Lumber and wood products |
| South Dakota | 3,182,138 | Coal and petroleum products | 10,326,007 | Farm products |
| Tennessee | 35,780,625 | Coal | 19,200,313 | Food products |
| Texas | 189,633,233 | Coal | 108,589,349 | Chemicals |
| Utah | 15,903,561 | Coal and petroleum products | 26,533,926 | Coal |
| Vermont | 1,960,815 | Nonmetallic minerals; glass and stone prod. | 1,288,575 | Glass and stone products |
| Virginia | 68,915,424 | Coal | 54,337,364 | Coal |
| Washington | 38,643,560 | Farm products | 21,262,746 | Mixed freight |
| West Virginia | 32,953,476 | Coal | 127,283,023 | Coal |
| Wisconsin | 70,169,618 | Coal | 16,452,546 | Nonmetallic minerals |
| Wyoming | 15,437,802 | Coal | 375,510,739 | Coal |
| United States, total | 1,942,330,529 | Coal | 1,898,840,100 | Coal |
KEY: NA = not applicable.
NOTE: Top commodity for each state is determined by tonnage terminating and originating of the 38 two-digit Standard Transportation Commodity Code groupings and includes intrastate shipments.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States-2001, Washington, DC: 2003, available at http://www.aar.org/abouttheindustry/stateinformation.asp as of Sept. 29, 2003.