| RAILROAD FREIGHT ORIGININATING OR TERMINATING IN NEBRASKA BY SELECTED COMMODITY GROUPS | ||||||||||||||
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| Nebraska - 1994, 1996 to 2000, 2002 to 2006, & 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Commodity | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating |
| Farm Products | 16,085,629 | 771,368 | 14,132,514 | 0 | 13,796,295 | 0 | 15,630,768 | 0 | 16,772,448 | 0 | 19,687,530 | 0 | 16,900,000 | 600,000 |
| Coal | -- | 10,867,548 | -- | 13,559,292 | -- | 13,167,068 | -- | 12,438,551 | -- | 12,690,876 | -- | 14,135,489 | -- | 10,800,000 |
| Food Products | 5,313,968 | 695,740 | 6,243,360 | 742,564 | 5,825,012 | 781,836 | 5,305,969 | 658,640 | 5,814,385 | 775,632 | 6,475,315 | 1,022,836 | 6,600,000 | 800,000 |
| Chemicals | 1,182,104 | 1,581,876 | 1,234,240 | 1,818,572 | 1,191,460 | 2,228,565 | 1,528,660 | 2,178,243 | 1,800,640 | 2,222,770 | 1,968,258 | 2,173,473 | 4,200,000 | 2,400,000 |
| Waste and Scrap | 377,072 | -- | 329,984 | 642,056 | 306,684 | 675,444 | 342,244 | 754,516 | 391,920 | 867,980 | 354,084 | 721,592 | 200,000 | 400,000 |
| Glass and Stone | 432,920 | 750,164 | 374,284 | 758,176 | 0 | 710,740 | 0 | 710,276 | 0 | 935,240 | -- | 862,884 | 500,000 | 600,000 |
| Primary Metal Products | -- | -- | -- | -- | 232,840 | -- | 332,944 | -- | 332,208 | -- | 359,080 | -- | 200,000 | 500,000 |
| Transportation Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | 300,000 |
| All Other | 1,151,874 | 2,555,408 | 753,980 | 1,925,243 | 735,808 | 2,083,507 | 930,841 | 2,243,000 | 744,371 | 2,150,585 | 609,368 | 2,314,792 | 100,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Total | 24,543,567 | 17,222,104 | 23,068,362 | 19,445,903 | 22,088,099 | 19,647,160 | 24,071,426 | 18,983,226 | 25,855,972 | 19,643,083 | 29,453,635 | 21,231,066 | 28,800,000 | 17,600,000 |
| 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Commodity | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | Originating | Terminating | ||||
| Farm Products | 15,168,335 | -- | 17,099,477 | 837,297 | 17,136,126 | -- | 17,463,048 | -- | 20,608,403 | 443,099 | ||||
| Coal | 4,572,665 | 9,648,807 | 4,350,214 | 10,917,790 | -- | 10,300,459 | -- | 13,063,596 | -- | 12,478,029 | ||||
| Mixed Freight | 4,194,282 | 3,939,878 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 402,312 | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Food Products | 3,092,614 | 1,021,801 | 3,803,320 | 745,188 | 4,715,216 | 717,352 | 4,873,551 | 740,592 | 4,854,478 | 725,908 | ||||
| Chemicals | 1,032,670 | 1,782,618 | 1,031,068 | 1,729,676 | 1,174,516 | 1,474,618 | 1,420,196 | 2,091,171 | 1,274,644 | 1,806,608 | ||||
| Waste and Scrap | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 338,372 | -- | ||||
| Glass and Stone | -- | -- | -- | -- | 426,388 | 693,628 | -- | 673,348 | -- | -- | ||||
| Primary Metal Products | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 316,188 | 757,524 | ||||
| Nonmetallic Minerals | -- | -- | 416,860 | 700,016 | 365,460 | 550,956 | 554,220 | 700,124 | -- | -- | ||||
| Transportation Equipment | -- | 1,075,944 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| All Other | 2,775,221 | 4,097,678 | 1,199,492 | 2,480,784 | 1,187,372 | 2,152,834 | 1,224,022 | 2,518,507 | 987,760 | 2,127,316 | ||||
| Total | 30,835,787 | 21,566,726 | 27,900,431 | 17,410,751 | 25,005,078 | 15,889,847 | 25,937,349 | 19,787,338 | 28,379,845 | 18,338,484 | ||||
| Source: Association of American Railroads, April 2010 (www.aar.org) | ||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: | 6-May-10 | |||||||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||||||
| email: | michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov | |||||||||||||