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Context: notes to the consolidated financial statements union pacific corporation and subsidiary companies for purposes of this report , unless the context otherwise requires , all references herein to the 201ccorporation 201d , 201cupc 201d , 201cwe 201d , 201cus 201d , and 201cour 201d mean union pacific corporation and its subsidiaries , including union pacific railroad company , which will be separately referred to herein as 201cuprr 201d or the 201crailroad 201d . 1 . nature of operations operations and segmentation 2013 we are a class i railroad that operates in the united states . we have 32094 route miles , linking pacific coast and gulf coast ports with the midwest and eastern united states gateways and providing several corridors to key mexican gateways . we serve the western two- thirds of the country and maintain coordinated schedules with other rail carriers for the handling of freight to and from the atlantic coast , the pacific coast , the southeast , the southwest , canada , and mexico . export and import traffic is moved through gulf coast and pacific coast ports and across the mexican and canadian borders . the railroad , along with its subsidiaries and rail affiliates , is our one reportable operating segment . although revenues are analyzed by commodity group , we analyze the net financial results of the railroad as one segment due to the integrated nature of our rail network . the following table provides revenue by commodity group : millions of dollars 2009 2008 2007 .
|millions of dollars|2009|2008|2007|
|agricultural|$ 2666|$ 3174|$ 2605|
|automotive|854|1344|1458|
|chemicals|2102|2494|2287|
|energy|3118|3810|3134|
|industrial products|2147|3273|3077|
|intermodal|2486|3023|2925|
|total freight revenues|$ 13373|$ 17118|$ 15486|
|other revenues|770|852|797|
|total operating revenues|$ 14143|$ 17970|$ 16283|
although our revenues are principally derived from customers domiciled in the united states , the ultimate points of origination or destination for some products transported are outside the united states . basis of presentation 2013 the consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america ( gaap ) as codified in the financial accounting standards board ( fasb ) accounting standards codification ( asc ) . subsequent events evaluation 2013 we evaluated the effects of all subsequent events through february 5 , 2010 , the date of this report , which is concurrent with the date we file this report with the u.s . securities and exchange commission ( sec ) . 2 . significant accounting policies change in accounting principle 2013 we have historically accounted for rail grinding costs as a capital asset . beginning in the first quarter of 2010 , we will change our accounting policy for rail grinding costs .
Question: for the three year period what were cumulative operating revenues?


Answer: The answer is:48396000000.0