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| Average
Distance Shipped Per Ton for Utility Contract Coal by Supply Region
and Transportation Mode, 1979, 1987, 1995, and 1997 (Miles) |
| Supply Region |
1979 |
1987 |
1995 |
1997 |
| Appalachia |
| Train |
336.6 |
334.2 |
392.1 |
382.2 |
| Barge |
110.9 |
171.2 |
219.0 |
233.8 |
| Truck |
41.4 |
29.3 |
51.4 |
47.7 |
| Multimode |
446.1 |
483.8 |
471.9 |
435.7 |
| Other |
8.2 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
| Region Average |
260.7 |
303.3 |
338.5 |
324.5 |
| Interior |
| Train |
159.4 |
145.1 |
123.4 |
121.8 |
| Barge |
797.8 |
688.0 |
689.5 |
785.3 |
| Truck |
49.1 |
21.9 |
18.3 |
28.6 |
| Multimode |
331.0 |
437.3 |
365.9 |
90.0 |
| Other |
-- |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
| Region Average |
242.3 |
234.6 |
160.1 |
188.9 |
| Western |
| Train |
814.0 |
973.5 |
1,018.9 |
1,096.6 |
| Barge |
-- |
-- |
1,409 |
-- |
| Truck |
19.7 |
13.7 |
18.4 |
17.6 |
| Multimode |
1,325.3 |
1372.3 |
1,540.4 |
1,595.8 |
| Other |
100.6 |
70.7 |
67.3 |
273.0 |
| Region Average |
770.2 |
736.9 |
943.6 |
1,086.8 |
| United
States |
| Train |
484.5 |
517.1 |
725.9 |
793.8 |
| Barge |
306.6 |
361.1 |
295.8 |
307.1 |
| Truck |
38.2 |
20.0 |
25.1 |
31.5 |
| Multimode |
707.2 |
684.0 |
1,062.4 |
1,088.3 |
| Other |
50.3 |
49.4 |
50.7 |
89.8 |
| U.S. Average |
436.0 |
436.1 |
637.1 |
714.0 |
--=Not applicable.
Notes: Multimode includes shipments that use any combination of rail,
truck, barge and collier transportation. Other includes shipments
for which mode is unknown, as well as conveyor, tramway, and slurry
pipeline. Import records are excluded.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Coal Transportation Rate
Database. |
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