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Freight Flows by Highway, Railroad, and Waterway: 2012

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A map of the U.S.

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Description: 

Trucks carry most of the tonnage and value of freight in the United States, but railroads and waterways carry significant volumes over long distances.  Rail moves a large volume of coal between the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and the Midwest, while the principal inland waterways movement, by freight volume, occurs along the Lower Mississippi River.

Source:

Highways: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework, Version 3.5, 2015; Rail: Based on Surface Transportation Board, Annual Carload Waybill Sample and rail freight flow assignments done by Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Inland Waterways: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute or Water Resources, Annual Vessel Operating Activity and Lock Performance Monitoring System data, September 2015.