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Railroad Industry Trends

Below are relevant data on the railroad industry in the state of Indiana:

Railroad Traffic in Indiana - 2005
Originated Terminated
Product
 Percent of Tonnage Product
 Percent of Tonnage
Coal 29% Coal 53%
Primary Metal Products 22% Primary Metal Products 15%
Farm Products 19% Chemicals 07%
Food Products 09% Waste/Scrap 07%
Petroleum Products 05% Petroleum Products 06%
All other 16% All other 12%
Source: Association of American Railroads


Railroad Traffic Nationally - 2006
Product Percent
Coal 43.5%
Chemicals & Allied Products 8.6%
Farm Products 7.6%
Non-metallic Minerals 7.2%
Intermodal Traffic 6.4%
Food & Kindred Products 5.4%
Metals & Products 3.2%
Metallic Ores 3.1%
Petroleum & Coke 2.8%
Stone, Clay & Glass Products 2.7%
Waste & Scrap Materials 2.5%
Lumber & Wood Products 2.2%
Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 1.9%
Motor Vehicles & Equipment
1.7%
All Other Commodities
1.1%
Source: Association of American Railroads


Indiana Rail-Highway Intersection Crashes - January to December
Year Accidents
2002 175
2003 146
2004 159
2005 175
2006 136