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 |
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