The table shows the number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity. U.S. class I railroads transported about 5.3 million carloads of coal, coke and iron ore in 2017. A class I railroad is a large freight railroad company with annual carrier operating revenue of 250 million U.S. dollars or more. Smaller railroads are classified as class II and class III.
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity
(in million carloads)
* Includes metals, automotive, paper and forest products, chemicals, and petroleum products.
** Includes grains, sweeteners, oils, and food and farm products.
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CSCMP. (September 17, 2018). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity (in million carloads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/
CSCMP. "Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity (in million carloads)." Chart. September 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/
CSCMP. (2018). Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity (in million carloads). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/
CSCMP. "Number of Carloads Transported by U.S. Class I Railroads in 2016 and 2017, by Commodity (in Million Carloads)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/
CSCMP, Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity (in million carloads) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of carloads transported by U.S. class I railroads in 2016 and 2017, by commodity (in million carloads) [Graph], CSCMP, September 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/939035/carloads-transported-by-us-class-i-railroads-by-commodity/
