TABLE 4-7 Average Loaded U.S. Railcar Weight for Selected Commodities: 1992 and 2002
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TABLE 4-7 Average Loaded U.S. Railcar Weight for Selected Commodities: 1992 and 2002
Tons per carload
Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
| 1992 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|
| Farm products | 90.8 | 93.6 |
| Coal | 99.4 | 110.8 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 91.9 | 95.9 |
| Food and kindred products | 63.9 | 69.4 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 82.4 | 83.9 |
| Transportation equipment | 20.9 | 20.9 |
| Miscellaneous mixed shipments | 17.0 | 14.6 |
NOTES: Miscellaneous mixed shipments is mostly intermodal traffic. Some intermodal traffic is included in commodity-specific categories, as well.
SOURCES: 2002 data-Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2003 (Washington, DC: 2003), pp. 25 and 29. 1992 data-U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on Association of American Railroads, Railroad Ten-Year Trends 1990-1999 (Washington, DC: 2000).