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Figure 5: Railroad Ton-Miles
(Billions)
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| Waybill Ton-Miles, US
Terminations1 |
1,055 |
1,033 |
1,089 |
1,124 |
1,208 |
1,303 |
1,362 |
1,374 |
1,433 |
1,490 |
1,530 |
1,581 |
| US-Can. Term. (mil
Metric Tons)2 |
11.479 |
10.398 |
11.362 |
12.482 |
14.502 |
15.391 |
16.474 |
18.403 |
17.099 |
15.175 |
17.624 |
19.813 |
| Convert to Short Tons
(mil) |
12.653 |
11.462 |
12.525 |
13.759 |
15.986 |
16.966 |
18.160 |
20.286 |
18.849 |
16.728 |
19.427 |
21.840 |
| Average US Length of
Haul3 |
725.7 |
751.3 |
762.5 |
794.2 |
816.8 |
842.6 |
841.7 |
850.9 |
835.1 |
834.9 |
843.3 |
858.5 |
| Ton-Miles, US-Can. Term.
(bil) |
9.18 |
8.61 |
9.55 |
10.93 |
13.06 |
14.30 |
15.28 |
17.26 |
15.74 |
13.97 |
16.38 |
18.75 |
| Railroad Ton-Miles
(Improved BTS) |
1,064 |
1,042 |
1,098 |
1,135 |
1,221 |
1,317 |
1,377 |
1,391 |
1,448 |
1,504 |
1,546 |
1,599 |
| Class I Ton-Miles (NTS)4 |
1,034 |
1,039 |
1,067 |
1,109 |
1,201 |
1,306 |
1,356 |
1,349 |
1,377 |
1,433 |
1,466 |
1,495 |
| Railroad Ton-Miles (Eno)5 |
1,091 |
1,100 |
1,138 |
1,183 |
1,275 |
1,375 |
1,426 |
1,421 |
1,442 |
1,499 |
1,534 |
1,558 |
Sources:
1 Surface Transportation Board, Carload Waybill Sample, various years.
2 Transport Canada, Transportation In Canada, Addendum, 2002, Table A6-10.
3 AAR, Railroad Facts, various years, p. 36.
4 BTS, National Transportation Statistics, 2003, Table 1-44.
5 Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002, p. 42.
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