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The “other” category, which consists primarily of intermodal trufjc, has grown 126% in carloacls from
1974 to 1998. Coal now accounts for one quarter of all carloacls.
Table 12.8
Railroad Revenue Carloads by Commodity Group, 1974 and 1998
Carloads
(thousands) Percent distribution per~~~~%ge
Commodity group 1974 1998 1974 1998 1974198
Coal 4,544 7,027
Farm products 3,021 1,404
Chemicals and allied products 1,464 1,680
Nonmetallic minerals 821 1,256
Food and kindred products 1,777 1,282
Lumber and wood products 1,930 645
Metallic ores 1,910 311
Stone, clay and glass 2,428 475
Pulp, paper, and allied products 1,180 547
Petroleum products 877 483
Primary metal products 1,366 671
Waste and scrap material 889 581
Transportation equipment 1,126 1,546
Others 3,451 7,797
17.0%
11.3%
5.5%
3.1%
6.6%
7.2%
7.1%
9.1%
4.4%
3.3%
5.1%
3.3%
4.2%
12.9%
27.3%
5.5%
6.5%
4.9%
5.0%
2.5%
1.2%
1.8%
2.1%
1.9%
2.6%
2.3%
6.0%
30.3%
54.6%
-53.5%
14.8%
53.0%
-27.9%
-66.6%
-83.7%
-80.4%
-53.6%
-44.9%
-50.9%
-34.6%
37.3%
125.9%
Total 26,784 25,705 100.0% 100.0% -4.0%
Source:
1974 - Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 1976 Edition, Washington, DC, 1975, p. 26.
1997 - Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 1999 Edition, Washington, DC,
October 1999, p. 25.
(Additional resources: www.aar.org)
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