This statistic gives a projection for the domestic flows of commodities moved by the U.S. rail freight transportation system from 2015 through 2035, by weight. It is expected that the U.S. will transport some 1.5 billion tons of commodities by rail in 2030.
U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight
(in million tons)
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,Tons as measure unit, Combine total (no specific unit) in the commodity column and Rail as mode of transportation.
The figures have been rounded.
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US Department of Transportation, & ORNL. (May 26, 2016). U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation, und ORNL. "U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight (in million tons)." Chart. May 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation, ORNL. (2016). U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation, and ORNL. "U.S. Domestic Rail Freight Transportation Commodities from 2015 to 2035, by Weight (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
US Department of Transportation & ORNL, U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
U.S. domestic rail freight transportation commodities from 2015 to 2035, by weight (in million tons) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, & ORNL, May 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552567/forecast-domestic-rail-freight-transportation-commodities-weight/
