Table 12,,,,,,
U.S. Rail Total Carload and Intermodal Commodity Shipments: 2002,,,,,,
SCTG code,Description,Tons (thousands),Ton-miles (millions),Miles per ton,,
15,Coal                                                                                      ,"849,060","569,552",671,,
42,Mixed freight                                                                             ,"136,962","193,270","1,411",,
2,Cereal grains                                                                             ,"127,365","107,159",841,,
12,Gravel and crushed stone                                                                  ,"105,124","22,858",217,,
20,Basic chemicals                                                                           ,"84,332","69,556",825,,
26,Wood products                                                                             ,"66,446","71,331","1,074",,
14,Metallic ores and concentrates                                                            ,"65,570","12,979",198,,
32,Base metal in primary or semi finished forms and in finished basic shapes                  ,"57,131","37,075",649,,
13,Nonmetallic minerals n.e.c.                                                               ,"55,928","29,165",521,,
41,Waste and scrap                                                                           ,"55,719","27,165",488,,
27,"Pulp, newsprint, paper, and paperboard ","53,782","52,283",972,,
7,Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils                                               ,"53,415","52,071",975,,
36,Motorized and other vehicles (including parts)                                            ,"50,672","42,232",833,,
19,"Coal and petroleum products, n.e.c.  ","47,675","32,859",689,,
22,Fertilizers                                                                               ,"45,130","33,701",747,,
31,Nonmetallic mineral products                                                              ,"37,549","18,464",492,,
24,Plastics and rubber                                                                       ,"37,360","34,804",932,,
4,"Animal feed and products of animal origin, n.e.c. ","35,012","26,620",760,,
3,Other agricultural products                                                               ,"28,952","28,804",995,,
6,"Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products","22,058","16,876",765,,
11,Natural sands                                                                             ,"17,848","7,443",417,,
23,"Chemical products and preparations, n.e.c. ","17,763","14,483",815,,
8,Alcoholic beverages                                                                       ,"6,914","7,903","1,143",,
25,Logs and other wood in the rough                                                          ,"6,766","2,393",354,,
33,Articles of base metal                                                                    ,"6,740","7,626","1,132",,
37,"Transportation equipment, n.e.c.","4,589","2,167",472,,
18,Fuel oils                                                                                 ,"2,267","1,891",834,,
17,Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel                                                        ,"2,222",776,349,,
34,Machinery                                                                                 ,"2,130","2,584","1,213",,
28,Paper or paperboard articles                                                              ,"1,805","2,103","1,165",,
35,Electronic and other electrical equipment and components and office equipment             ,"1,589","2,214","1,393",,
5,"Meat, fish, seafood, and their preparations","1,246","2,340","1,878",,
16,Crude petroleum,"1,121",391,349,,
39,"Furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, lamps, lighting fittings, and...",869,"1,389","1,599",,
40,Miscellaneous manufactured products                                                       ,830,"1,051","1,266",,
10,Monumental or building stone                                                              ,634,323,509,,
29,Printed products                                                                          ,560,700,"1,250",,
30,"Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles or leather ",455,718,"1,579",,
21,Pharmaceutical products                                                                   ,155,227,"1,464",,
38,Precision instruments and apparatus                                                       ,71,130,"1,834",,
9,Tobacco products                                                                          ,11,22,"2,059",,
99,Commodity unknown                                                                         ,18,22,"1,223",,
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NOTE: SCTG = Standard Classification of Transported Goods.",,,,,,
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, 2002 Carload Waybill Sample data.",,,,,,