Table 1-45:  U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways:  2000,,,,
,Number of truck or railcar crossings,,,
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Truck,,,,
     Total U.S.-Mexican border,"4,525,579",,,
     Total top 5 gateways,"3,575,207",,,
"     Laredo, TX","1,493,073",,,
"     El Paso, TX","720,406",,,
"     Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA","688,340",,,
"     Hildago, TX","374,150",,,
"     Brownsville, TX","299,238",,,
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Rail,,,,
     Total U.S.-Mexican border,"571,825",,,
     Total top 5 gateways,"562,710",,,
"     Laredo, TX","243,369",,,
"     Brownsville, TX","139,803",,,
"     Eagle Pass, TX","94,113",,,
"     Nogales, AZ","50,602",,,
"     El Paso, TX","34,823",,,
NOTES:,,,,
"Truck:  Data represent the number of truck crossings, not the number of unique vehicles.  Data are for both loaded and empty trucks. ",,,,
Rail: Data includes both loaded and unloaded railcars. ,,,,
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"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, August 2001.  Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database, special tabulation (Washington, DC: 2000). ",,,,
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