This statistic outlines the major commodities moved by the U.S. domestic rail freight transportation system in 2015, by value. In that year, basic chemicals to the value of 56.2 billion U.S. dollars were transported by rail.
Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015
(in million U.S. dollars)
Figures based on the Freight Analysis Framework Data Tabulation Tool provided by the Center for Transportation Analysis. To retrieve the data, click on Domestic flows, select the year,Value as measure unit, Select all in the commodity column and Rail as mode of transportation.
The figures have been rounded.
* N.E.C. refers to the products that have not been specifically classified elsewhere.
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US Department of Transportation, & ORNL. (May 26, 2016). Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/
US Department of Transportation, und ORNL. "Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/
US Department of Transportation, ORNL. (2016). Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/
US Department of Transportation, and ORNL. "Value of U.S. Domestic Rail Freight Transportation Commodities in 2015 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/
US Department of Transportation & ORNL, Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Value of U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, & ORNL, May 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552458/domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-value/