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RMI RailConnect Short Line Traffic Index

The RMI Railconnect Index is waybill-based and totals shipments billed by non-Class I railroads using RMI billing products. For this report, this totals 340 such railroads. This index is calculated weekly. The below data is as of the week ending January 23, 2010, the 3rd week of 2010. Special thanks to RMI’s Cheri Denton for this valuable statistical information.









































































































































 


Week Ending January 23


Year-To-Date


CARLOADS HANDLED


2010


2009


% Change


2010


2009


% Change


Coal


10,805


11,664


-7.36%


30,644


39,908


-23.21%


Grain


14,049


11,351


23.77%


40,157


34,170


17.52%


Farm & Food (Exc. Grain)


4,975


4,762


4.47%


13,375


13,865


-3.53%


Ores


3,026


1,225


147.02%


8,499


3,832


121.79%


Stone, Clay, Aggregates


9,462


9,170


3.18%


25,434


25,619


-0.72%


Lumber/Forest Prods.


3,488


3,353


4.03%


9,668


9,345


3.46%


Paper Products


5,475


6,203


-11.74%


17,276


18,138


-4.75%


Waste & Scrap Materials


4,747


4,362


8.83%


12,914


12,811


0.80%


Chemicals


16,002


15,486


3.33%


48,080


46,089


4.32%


Petroleum & Coke


4,237


3,359


26.14%


11,778


12,565


-6.26%


Metals & Products


7,254


6,000


20.90%


19,985


19,183


4.18%


Motor Vehicles & Equip.


937


782


19.82%


2,523


1,847


36.60%


Intermodal


6,460


7,290


-11.39%


17,256


23,151


-25.46%


All Other


2,140


1,333


60.54%


6,096


3,856


58.09%


Total


93,057


86,340


7.78%


263,685


264,379


-0.26%

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