Article: Industry indicators, February 1998. (US, Canada: traffic originated; intermodal units; ton-miles; market share vs. truck)(Brief Article)(Illustration)

 
TRAFFIC ORIGINATED 
 
 
 
CARLOADS   JAN. 3   DEC. 27   DEC. 20   DEC. 13 
 
 
 
MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS 
 
By COMMODITY WEEK  WEEK  WEEK  WEEK 
 
 Agricultural products 37,31931,86844,64546,592 
 
 Chemicals 33,83929,02236,83436,843 
 
 Coal 126,505   108,866   142,864   136,343 
 
 Forest products   21,82918,66523,62523,294 
 
 Metallic ores and minerals34,34932,18136,10737,637 
 
 Motor vehicles & equipment 7,92313,50222,88422,027 
 
 Nonmetallic minerals & 
 
  products 24,646...

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