Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $11.83 - $13.04 - - - - - 33.0% - 

2002 $11.66 - $12.64 - - - - - 34.0% - 

2003 $11.88 - $12.62 - - - - - 33.9% - 

2004 $12.34 - $12.75 - - - - - 36.0% - 

2005 $13.64 - $13.64 - - - - - 36.8% - 

2006 $14.50 - $14.04 - - - - - 34.3% - 

2007 $15.75 - $14.82 - - - - - 34.3% - 

2008 $16.34 $16.68 $15.05 $15.36 2.1% $41.15 $37.90 40.5% 33.7% 82.9%

2009 $15.97 $15.80 $14.56 $14.40 -1.1% $43.59 $39.73 36.2% 35.3% 89.0%

2010 - $17.25 - $15.54 - $44.74 $40.31 38.6% - 90.0%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last Year 3.8% 1.7% 1.4% 0.6% - 4.3% 3.1% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years -2.3% 9.2% -3.3% 7.9% - 2.6% 1.5% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Transportation cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Table 1. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, U.S. averages

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

Barge Truck

Total

delivered 

cost

per short 

ton

Shipments 

with 

transportation

rates over

total 

shipments

Total

delivered 

cost

per short 

ton

Shipments 

with 

transportation

rates over

total 

shipments

Year (nominal) (real) (real) (percent) (nominal) (real) (real) (percent)

2008 $6.26 $5.77 $36.50 15.8% 42.3% $6.12 $5.64 $36.36 15.5% 22.2%

2009 $6.23 $5.67 $52.71 10.8% 94.8% $4.90 $4.46 $33.18 13.5% 25.1%

2010 $6.41 $5.77 $50.83 11.4% 96.8% $6.20 $5.59 $36.26 15.4% 38.9%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 1.2% 0.0% 18.0% - - 0.7% -0.4% -0.1% - -

Latest 

2 Years 2.9% 1.7% -3.6% - - 26.6% 25.2% 9.3% - -

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Transportation 

cost

per short ton

Table 2. Estimated transportation rates for coal delivered to electric power plants by barge and truck, U.S. averages

Transportation 

cost

per short ton

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $11.15 - $12.29 - - - - - 35.5% - 

2002 $12.05 - $13.07 - - - - - 35.3% - 

2003 $11.48 - $12.20 - - - - - 44.0% - 

2004 $12.77 - $13.19 - - - - - 37.2% - 

2005 $13.34 - $13.34 - - - - - 49.5% - 

2006 $14.94 - $14.47 - - - - - 30.4% - 

2007 $15.32 - $14.42 - - - - - 27.1% - 

2008 $15.76 $17.12 $14.52 $15.76 8.6% $63.68 $58.65 26.9% 34.3% 72.1%

2009 $15.89 $17.02 $14.48 $15.51 7.1% $71.94 $65.56 23.7% 39.5% 75.5%

2010 - $16.81 - $15.15 - $72.90 $65.68 23.1% - 80.8%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 4.5% -0.9% 2.1% -2.0% - 7.0% 5.8% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years 0.8% -1.2% -0.2% -2.3% - 1.3% 0.2% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 3. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Northern Appalachian Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $12.94 - $14.26 - - - - - 38.0% - 

2002 $13.73 - $14.89 - - - - - 39.0% - 

2003 $15.63 - $16.60 - - - - - 43.5% - 

2004 $16.36 - $16.91 - - - - - 43.6% - 

2005 $17.89 - $17.89 - - - - - 43.0% - 

2006 $19.97 - $19.35 - - - - - 32.5% - 

2007 $21.60 - $20.34 - - - - - 33.3% - 

2008 $20.80 $20.93 $19.15 $19.27 0.6% $79.80 $73.49 26.2% 36.7% 93.2%

2009 $20.82 $20.07 $18.98 $18.29 -3.6% $91.09 $83.01 22.0% 36.8% 95.7%

2010 - $21.68 - $19.53 - $94.00 $84.70 23.1% - 94.4%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 6.1% 1.8% 3.6% 0.7% - 8.5% 7.4% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years 0.1% 8.0% -0.9% 6.8% - 3.2% 2.0% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 4. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Central Appalachian Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $5.20 - $5.73 - - - - - 39.5% - 

2002 $5.40 - $5.86 - - - - - 41.7% - 

2003 $6.89 - $7.31 - - - - - 38.5% - 

2004 $8.28 - $8.55 - - - - - 40.4% - 

2005 $9.56 - $9.56 - - - - - 38.2% - 

2006 $14.83 - $14.36 - - - - - 33.2% - 

2007 $15.81 - $14.88 - - - - - 35.9% - 

2008 $16.06 $15.88 $14.79 $14.62 -1.1% $68.28 $62.88 23.3% 30.2% 89.0%

2009 $15.49 $14.29 $14.12 $13.02 -7.7% $65.35 $59.56 21.9% 36.3% 100.0%

2010 - $15.80 - $14.24 - $65.56 $59.07 24.1% - 85.0%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 14.6% -0.2% 11.9% -1.3% - -2.0% -3.1% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years -3.5% 10.6% -4.5% 9.3% - 0.3% -0.8% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 5. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Southern Appalachian Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $5.74 - $6.33 - - - - - 23.7% - 

2002 $5.89 - $6.39 - - - - - 33.5% - 

2003 $6.09 - $6.46 - - - - - 30.6% - 

2004 $6.66 - $6.88 - - - - - 38.4% - 

2005 $7.57 - $7.57 - - - - - 36.7% - 

2006 $6.48 - $6.27 - - - - - 27.3% - 

2007 $6.59 - $6.20 - - - - - 27.0% - 

2008 $7.36 $7.66 $6.78 $7.05 4.1% $41.09 $37.84 18.6% 19.5% 96.1%

2009 $9.08 $8.48 $8.28 $7.73 -6.6% $45.28 $41.26 18.7% 20.6% 97.1%

2010 - $11.06 - $9.96 - $52.54 $47.34 21.0% - 96.9%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 5.9% 20.2% 3.4% 18.9% - 13.1% 11.8% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years 23.4% 30.4% 22.1% 28.9% - 16.0% 14.7% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 6. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Illinois Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $12.41 - $13.68 - - - - - 34.2% - 

2002 $11.74 - $12.73 - - - - - 34.3% - 

2003 $11.53 - $12.24 - - - - - 33.2% - 

2004 $11.84 - $12.24 - - - - - 36.4% - 

2005 $12.85 - $12.85 - - - - - 36.2% - 

2006 $13.51 - $13.08 - - - - - 38.2% - 

2007 $14.73 - $13.87 - - - - - 38.0% - 

2008 $15.77 $16.75 $14.52 $15.42 6.2% $27.54 $25.37 60.8% 35.1% 79.0%

2009 $15.41 $15.84 $14.04 $14.44 2.8% $28.09 $25.60 56.4% 36.6% 86.7%

2010 - $17.31 - $15.59 - $29.76 $26.81 58.1% - 85.8%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 2.7% 1.7% 0.3% 0.5% - 3.9% 2.8% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years -2.3% 9.2% -3.3% 8.0% - 5.9% 4.7% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 7. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Powder River Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Year STB EIA STB EIA

(nominal) 

EIA 

(real)

EIA STB EIA 

2001 $14.32 - $15.78 - - - - - 23.5% - 

2002 $13.64 - $14.80 - - - - - 24.2% - 

2003 $15.12 - $16.06 - - - - - 22.0% - 

2004 $14.53 - $15.01 - - - - - 27.3% - 

2005 $17.78 - $17.78 - - - - - 34.4% - 

2006 $19.72 - $19.10 - - - - - 31.4% - 

2007 $23.41 - $22.03 - - - - - 31.3% - 

2008 $21.92 $24.66 $20.19 $22.71 12.5% $55.24 $50.87 44.6% 26.0% 66.2%

2009 $18.27 $18.54 $16.65 $16.90 1.5% $55.16 $50.27 33.6% 30.1% 74.3%

2010 - $20.28 - $18.27 - $60.40 $54.42 33.6% - 74.5%

Annual Percent Change

First to

Last 

Year 3.1% -9.3% 0.7% -10.3% - 4.6% 3.4% - - - 

Latest 2 

Years -16.6% 9.4% -17.5% 8.1% - 9.5% 8.3% - - - 

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005 = 100.

Table 8. Estimated average rail transportation rates for coal originating in the Uinta Basin

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(nominal)

Transportation 

cost

per short ton 

(real)

Total

delivered cost

per short ton

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation 

cost is of total 

delivered cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware W W $15.49 $13.83 W - W W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida $19.46 W W W W $29.49 W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $10.33 $9.58 $10.68 $12.03 $13.69 $14.71 $16.11 $19.72 $20.69 9.1 4.9

Northern Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $6.74 $8.16 W $8.10 W W W W $13.74 9.3 W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $15.08 $14.18 $12.94 $14.43 $16.92 $18.60 $20.29 $20.08 $21.86 4.7 8.9

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina W - - - W W W W $24.40 W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $8.13 $8.61 $7.83 $10.08 $11.16 $11.55 $11.97 $11.96 $11.14 4.0 -6.8

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $9.43 $14.15 $12.78 $12.95 $12.22 $14.65 $14.66 $14.45 $14.07 5.1 -2.6

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W W W $17.18 $16.66 W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - W W - - - W - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia W W W - - - - - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W W $6.29 W $9.31 $8.34 $9.19 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W $20.95 W $26.17 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $18.08 $16.96 $17.23 $21.58 $23.20 $25.23 $23.94 $23.72 $23.57 3.4 -0.7

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $20.67 $19.88 $20.29 $20.01 $23.01 $23.75 $23.70 $34.94 $28.31 4.0 -19.0

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $14.54 $15.36 $21.40 $21.72 $19.95 $21.37 $27.06 $23.98 $25.08 7.1 4.6

Central Appalachian Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland W $13.64 W W W W W W $24.18 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Table 9. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, STB data

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $10.94 $11.41 $11.37 $13.56 $13.48 $15.76 $14.88 $14.69 $14.61 3.7 -0.5

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin New York $16.75 $16.05 $16.38 $18.93 $22.20 $30.90 $34.62 $27.67 $25.17 5.2 -9.0

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $13.04 $17.07 $18.25 $18.00 $21.25 $24.40 $26.13 $24.82 $22.52 7.1 -9.2

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $11.72 $11.83 $13.88 $15.90 $16.75 $14.95 $16.23 $14.60 $11.46 -0.3 -21.5

Central Appalachian Basin Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $15.03 $14.54 W $18.99 $23.71 $28.78 $34.32 $24.44 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $12.84 $12.37 $13.17 $14.36 $15.97 $15.87 $16.82 $15.41 $20.11 5.8 30.5

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $7.26 $7.55 $8.02 $10.64 $10.43 $10.78 $13.16 $11.62 $11.76 6.2 1.2

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $12.79 $12.62 $14.32 $18.15 $21.09 $24.34 $22.33 $20.24 $18.99 5.1 -6.2

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W $4.41 $4.82 $5.08 $5.83 W $7.62 $8.73 W 14.5

Central Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - W - - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Basin Illinois $4.47 $4.59 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $2.78 $2.47 $3.01 $3.51 $5.27 $3.51 $3.54 $3.71 $4.74 6.9 27.8

Illinois Basin Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Basin Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois Basin New York - - - W W - - - - - -

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W W W $19.50 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Arizona W W W W W $20.76 $21.41 $21.95 W W W
3

Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Powder River Basin Arkansas W W W $15.18 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Colorado $7.64 $7.70 $8.18 $7.87 $8.13 $9.56 $10.18 $9.89 $10.95 4.6 10.7

Powder River Basin Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Illinois $12.12 $12.67 $20.69 $9.62 $11.21 $12.19 $12.45 $13.85 $14.84 2.6 7.2

Powder River Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Iowa $8.57 $8.64 $8.08 $9.30 $8.52 $8.28 $8.30 $8.87 $8.88 0.4 0.1

Powder River Basin Kansas $15.15 $14.38 $13.85 $14.39 $14.96 $15.44 $15.51 $13.94 $13.60 -1.3 -2.5

Powder River Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Michigan - W W $5.39 $6.26 $7.12 $7.06 $20.87 $20.20 - -3.2

Powder River Basin Minnesota $10.69 $10.86 $11.37 $11.57 $12.02 $12.23 $16.41 $16.81 $16.40 5.5 -2.4

Powder River Basin Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Powder River Basin Missouri $11.21 $9.95 $9.69 $9.98 $10.97 $10.89 $13.37 $13.69 $12.69 1.6 -7.3

Powder River Basin Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Nebraska $6.05 $5.74 $5.89 $6.96 $7.20 $7.64 $7.88 $7.36 $7.96 3.5 8.2

Powder River Basin Nevada - - - - - - - - W - -

Powder River Basin New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Powder River Basin New York - W W W W $36.42 W W W - W

Powder River Basin North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota W W $16.51 $13.74 $14.18 W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Ohio - - - W W $41.74 W $33.47 $34.69 - 3.7

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $12.40 $10.65 $9.63 $11.93 $12.03 $12.73 $13.57 $13.52 $17.39 4.3 28.7

Powder River Basin South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Texas $15.46 $15.43 $14.40 $14.49 $14.88 $15.00 $15.54 $15.74 $15.83 0.3 0.6

Powder River Basin Utah - - - W W - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $12.85 $12.78 $12.07 $12.88 $14.25 $15.99 $18.05 $18.39 $18.59 4.7 1.1

Powder River Basin Wyoming W W W W W W W W W W W
4

Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $7.85 $6.83 $6.59 $7.46 $8.40 $11.55 $12.22 $10.71 $11.02 4.3 2.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $14.58 W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New York W - W - W W - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Ohio - - W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware W W $16.45 $14.29 W - W W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida $21.45 W W W W $28.57 W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $11.39 $10.39 $11.34 $12.43 $13.69 $14.25 $15.17 $18.16 $18.85 6.5 3.8

Northern Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $7.43 $8.85 W $8.37 W W W W $12.52 6.7 W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $16.62 $15.39 $13.75 $14.91 $16.92 $18.02 $19.10 $18.49 $19.92 2.3 7.8

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina W - - - W W W W $22.23 W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $8.97 $9.34 $8.32 $10.41 $11.16 $11.19 $11.27 $11.01 $10.15 1.6 -7.8

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $10.40 $15.35 $13.58 $13.38 $12.22 $14.19 $13.80 $13.30 $12.82 2.7 -3.6

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W W W $17.75 $16.66 W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - W W - - - W - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia W W W - - - - - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W W $6.50 W $9.02 $7.85 $8.46 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W $20.29 W $24.10 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $19.93 $18.39 $18.31 $22.30 $23.20 $24.44 $22.54 $21.85 $21.48 0.9 -1.7

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $22.78 $21.56 $21.55 $20.67 $23.01 $23.00 $22.31 $32.18 $25.80 1.6 -19.8

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $16.02 $16.66 $22.73 $22.44 $19.95 $20.70 $25.47 $22.08 $22.86 4.5 3.5

Central Appalachian Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland W $14.79 W W W W W W $22.04 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $12.06 $12.38 $12.08 $14.01 $13.48 $15.26 $14.00 $13.53 $13.32 1.2 -1.6

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Table 10. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, STB data

Real Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin New York $18.47 $17.41 $17.40 $19.56 $22.20 $29.93 $32.59 $25.48 $22.94 2.7 -10.0

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $14.37 $18.52 $19.39 $18.60 $21.25 $23.63 $24.60 $22.85 $20.53 4.6 -10.2

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $12.92 $12.83 $14.74 $16.43 $16.75 $14.48 $15.28 $13.44 $10.45 -2.6 -22.3

Central Appalachian Basin Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $16.57 $15.77 W $19.62 $23.71 $27.88 $32.30 $22.51 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $14.16 $13.42 $14.00 $14.84 $15.97 $15.37 $15.83 $14.19 $18.33 3.3 29.1

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $8.01 $8.19 $8.52 $10.99 $10.43 $10.44 $12.38 $10.70 $10.72 3.7 0.2

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $14.10 $13.69 $15.21 $18.76 $21.09 $23.58 $21.02 $18.64 $17.30 2.6 -7.2

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W $4.69 $4.99 $5.08 $5.65 W $7.02 $7.96 W 13.3

Central Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - W - - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Basin Illinois $4.93 $4.98 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $3.07 $2.68 $3.19 $3.63 $5.27 $3.40 $3.34 $3.42 $4.32 4.4 26.4

Illinois Basin Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Basin Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois Basin New York - - - W W - - - - - -

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W W W $20.15 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Arizona W W W W W $20.11 $20.15 $20.22 W W W

Powder River Basin Arkansas W W W $15.69 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Colorado $8.42 $8.35 $8.69 $8.13 $8.13 $9.26 $9.58 $9.11 $9.98 2.1 9.6

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Real Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Powder River Basin Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Illinois $13.36 $13.74 $21.97 $9.94 $11.21 $11.81 $11.72 $12.75 $13.52 0.2 6.1

Powder River Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Iowa $9.45 $9.37 $8.59 $9.61 $8.52 $8.02 $7.81 $8.17 $8.09 -1.9 -0.9

Powder River Basin Kansas $16.70 $15.59 $14.71 $14.87 $14.96 $14.96 $14.60 $12.84 $12.39 -3.7 -3.5

Powder River Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Michigan - W W $5.57 $6.26 $6.90 $6.65 $19.22 $18.41 - -4.2

Powder River Basin Minnesota $11.78 $11.78 $12.08 $11.96 $12.02 $11.85 $15.45 $15.48 $14.95 3.0 -3.4

Powder River Basin Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Powder River Basin Missouri $12.36 $10.80 $10.29 $10.31 $10.97 $10.55 $12.59 $12.61 $11.56 -0.8 -8.3

Powder River Basin Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Nebraska $6.67 $6.23 $6.25 $7.19 $7.20 $7.40 $7.41 $6.78 $7.26 1.1 7.0

Powder River Basin Nevada - - - - - - - - W - -

Powder River Basin New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Powder River Basin New York - W W W W $35.28 W W W - W

Powder River Basin North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota W W $17.53 $14.20 $14.18 W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Ohio - - - W W $40.43 W $30.82 $31.62 - 2.6

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $13.67 $11.55 $10.23 $12.33 $12.03 $12.33 $12.77 $12.45 $15.85 1.9 27.3

Powder River Basin South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Texas $17.04 $16.74 $15.30 $14.97 $14.88 $14.53 $14.63 $14.49 $14.43 -2.1 -0.5

Powder River Basin Utah - - - W W - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $14.16 $13.86 $12.82 $13.31 $14.25 $15.49 $16.99 $16.94 $16.94 2.3 -0.0

Powder River Basin Wyoming W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $8.65 $7.41 $7.00 $7.71 $8.40 $11.19 $11.51 $9.86 $10.04 1.9 1.8

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $16.07 W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New York W - W - W W - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Ohio - - W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.

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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware W W $0.0323 $0.0284 W - W W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida $0.0146 W W W W $0.0223 W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $0.0269 $0.0255 $0.0275 $0.0299 $0.0325 $0.0339 $0.0380 $0.0490 $0.0468 7.2 -4.3

Northern Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $0.0174 $0.0186 W $0.0182 W W W W $0.0269 5.6 W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $0.0364 $0.0335 $0.0302 $0.0332 $0.0387 $0.0410 $0.0440 $0.0409 $0.0457 2.9 11.8

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina W - - - W W W W $0.0283 W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $0.0306 $0.0340 $0.0343 $0.0418 $0.0457 $0.0457 $0.0494 $0.0518 $0.0497 6.2 -4.2

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $0.0386 $0.0554 $0.0508 $0.0465 $0.0439 $0.0534 $0.0528 $0.0516 $0.0494 3.1 -4.3

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W W W $0.0186 $0.0189 W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - W W - - - W - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia W W W - - - - - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W W $0.0323 W $0.0444 $0.0388 $0.0427 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W $0.0342 W $0.0395 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $0.0287 $0.0283 $0.0279 $0.0345 $0.0380 $0.0413 $0.0386 $0.0384 $0.0383 3.6 -0.2

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $0.0224 $0.0209 $0.0207 $0.0201 $0.0239 $0.0248 $0.0221 $0.0330 $0.0269 2.3 -18.4

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $0.0306 $0.0331 $0.0474 $0.0488 $0.0433 $0.0464 $0.0598 $0.0538 $0.0531 7.2 -1.2

Central Appalachian Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland W $0.0276 W W W W W W $0.0394 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Table 11. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, STB data

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $0.0228 $0.0251 $0.0250 $0.0302 $0.0317 $0.0366 $0.0367 $0.0351 $0.0363 6.0 3.4

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin New York $0.0222 $0.0217 $0.0211 $0.0226 $0.0262 $0.0363 $0.0422 $0.0378 $0.0354 6.0 -6.2

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $0.0307 $0.0410 $0.0404 $0.0395 $0.0467 $0.0548 $0.0579 $0.0567 $0.0517 6.7 -8.7

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $0.0333 $0.0324 $0.0371 $0.0423 $0.0435 $0.0417 $0.0509 $0.0467 $0.0423 3.0 -9.4

Central Appalachian Basin Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $0.0268 $0.0265 W $0.0355 $0.0436 $0.0553 $0.0652 $0.0445 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $0.0185 $0.0175 $0.0200 $0.0208 $0.0232 $0.0228 $0.0229 $0.0208 $0.0263 4.5 26.5

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $0.0375 $0.0337 $0.0377 $0.0478 $0.0455 $0.0423 $0.0472 $0.0496 $0.0668 7.5 34.7

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $0.0259 $0.0259 $0.0297 $0.0378 $0.0448 $0.0535 $0.0479 $0.0429 $0.0384 5.0 -10.5

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W $0.0457 $0.0436 $0.0511 $0.0562 W $0.0770 $0.0966 W 25.5

Central Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - W - - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Basin Illinois $0.0350 $0.0366 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $0.0579 $0.0701 $0.0734 $0.0816 $0.0874 $0.0557 $0.0658 $0.0605 $0.0638 1.2 5.4

Illinois Basin Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Basin Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois Basin New York - - - W W - - - - - -

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W W W $0.0307 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Arizona W W W W W $0.0142 $0.0147 $0.0150 W W W
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Powder River Basin Arkansas W W W $0.0119 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Colorado $0.0168 $0.0165 $0.0175 $0.0168 $0.0172 $0.0208 $0.0221 $0.0217 $0.0231 4.0 6.4

Powder River Basin Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Illinois $0.0101 $0.0106 $0.0173 $0.0080 $0.0093 $0.0103 $0.0106 $0.0118 $0.0126 2.8 7.2

Powder River Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Iowa $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0100 $0.0113 $0.0102 $0.0096 $0.0099 $0.0106 $0.0107 -0.3 0.3

Powder River Basin Kansas $0.0208 $0.0195 $0.0188 $0.0192 $0.0204 $0.0210 $0.0211 $0.0187 $0.0188 -1.3 0.8

Powder River Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Michigan - W W $0.0037 $0.0043 $0.0050 $0.0050 $0.0152 $0.0147 - -2.7

Powder River Basin Minnesota $0.0112 $0.0114 $0.0122 $0.0123 $0.0127 $0.0131 $0.0174 $0.0177 $0.0176 5.8 -0.9

Powder River Basin Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Powder River Basin Missouri $0.0107 $0.0096 $0.0093 $0.0098 $0.0106 $0.0108 $0.0130 $0.0134 $0.0126 2.1 -5.8

Powder River Basin Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Nebraska $0.0112 $0.0107 $0.0108 $0.0127 $0.0132 $0.0140 $0.0140 $0.0132 $0.0166 5.0 25.5

Powder River Basin Nevada - - - - - - - - W - -

Powder River Basin New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Powder River Basin New York - W W W W $0.0224 W W W - W

Powder River Basin North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota W W $0.0213 $0.0195 $0.0209 W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Ohio - - - W W $0.0266 W $0.0222 $0.0230 - 3.5

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $0.0119 $0.0101 $0.0092 $0.0113 $0.0114 $0.0120 $0.0128 $0.0126 $0.0165 4.2 31.5

Powder River Basin South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Texas $0.0109 $0.0110 $0.0102 $0.0102 $0.0109 $0.0108 $0.0111 $0.0114 $0.0112 0.3 -1.4

Powder River Basin Utah - - - W W - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $0.0107 $0.0106 $0.0099 $0.0106 $0.0116 $0.0130 $0.0147 $0.0149 $0.0147 4.1 -1.1

Powder River Basin Wyoming W W W W W W W W W W W
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $0.0431 $0.0403 $0.0385 $0.0463 $0.0478 $0.0623 $0.0646 $0.0652 $0.0654 5.3 0.3

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $0.0124 W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New York W - W - W W - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Ohio - - W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware W W $0.0343 $0.0294 W - W W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida $0.0161 W W W W $0.0216 W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $0.0296 $0.0277 $0.0292 $0.0309 $0.0325 $0.0328 $0.0357 $0.0451 $0.0427 4.7 -5.3

Northern Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $0.0192 $0.0202 W $0.0188 W W W W $0.0246 3.1 W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $0.0401 $0.0363 $0.0321 $0.0343 $0.0387 $0.0398 $0.0414 $0.0377 $0.0417 0.5 10.6

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina W - - - W W W W $0.0258 W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $0.0338 $0.0369 $0.0364 $0.0431 $0.0457 $0.0443 $0.0465 $0.0477 $0.0453 3.7 -5.2

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $0.0426 $0.0601 $0.0540 $0.0481 $0.0439 $0.0517 $0.0497 $0.0475 $0.0450 0.7 -5.3

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W W W $0.0192 $0.0189 W W W W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - W W - - - W - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia W W W - - - - - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W W $0.0334 W $0.0430 $0.0365 $0.0393 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W $0.0331 W $0.0363 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $0.0317 $0.0307 $0.0296 $0.0356 $0.0380 $0.0400 $0.0363 $0.0353 $0.0349 1.2 -1.3

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $0.0247 $0.0227 $0.0220 $0.0208 $0.0239 $0.0240 $0.0208 $0.0304 $0.0245 -0.1 -19.3

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $0.0337 $0.0359 $0.0503 $0.0504 $0.0433 $0.0449 $0.0563 $0.0495 $0.0484 4.6 -2.2

Central Appalachian Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland W $0.0299 W W W W W W $0.0359 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Table 12. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, STB data

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $0.0251 $0.0272 $0.0266 $0.0312 $0.0317 $0.0355 $0.0346 $0.0323 $0.0331 3.5 2.3

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey W W W W W W W W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin New York $0.0245 $0.0235 $0.0224 $0.0234 $0.0262 $0.0352 $0.0397 $0.0348 $0.0323 3.5 -7.2

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $0.0339 $0.0445 $0.0429 $0.0408 $0.0467 $0.0531 $0.0545 $0.0522 $0.0471 4.2 -9.6

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $0.0368 $0.0352 $0.0395 $0.0437 $0.0435 $0.0404 $0.0479 $0.0430 $0.0386 0.6 -10.4

Central Appalachian Basin Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $0.0296 $0.0288 W $0.0367 $0.0436 $0.0536 $0.0613 $0.0410 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $0.0204 $0.0190 $0.0212 $0.0215 $0.0232 $0.0221 $0.0216 $0.0192 $0.0240 2.0 25.2

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $0.0413 $0.0366 $0.0400 $0.0493 $0.0455 $0.0410 $0.0444 $0.0457 $0.0609 5.0 33.3

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $0.0286 $0.0281 $0.0316 $0.0390 $0.0448 $0.0518 $0.0451 $0.0395 $0.0350 2.6 -11.5

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia W W $0.0485 $0.0450 $0.0511 $0.0544 W $0.0709 $0.0881 W 24.2

Central Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W - W - - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Basin Illinois $0.0386 $0.0397 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $0.0639 $0.0760 $0.0780 $0.0843 $0.0874 $0.0540 $0.0619 $0.0557 $0.0581 -1.2 4.3

Illinois Basin Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Basin Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois Basin New York - - - W W - - - - - -

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W W W $0.0317 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Arizona W W W W W $0.0137 $0.0138 $0.0138 W W W
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Powder River Basin Arkansas W W W $0.0123 W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Colorado $0.0186 $0.0179 $0.0186 $0.0173 $0.0172 $0.0202 $0.0208 $0.0200 $0.0210 1.6 5.3

Powder River Basin Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Illinois $0.0112 $0.0115 $0.0183 $0.0082 $0.0093 $0.0100 $0.0099 $0.0108 $0.0115 0.4 6.1

Powder River Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Iowa $0.0120 $0.0114 $0.0106 $0.0117 $0.0102 $0.0093 $0.0093 $0.0098 $0.0097 -2.6 -0.8

Powder River Basin Kansas $0.0229 $0.0211 $0.0199 $0.0198 $0.0204 $0.0204 $0.0198 $0.0172 $0.0171 -3.6 -0.2

Powder River Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Michigan - W W $0.0038 $0.0043 $0.0048 $0.0047 $0.0140 $0.0134 - -3.7

Powder River Basin Minnesota $0.0123 $0.0124 $0.0129 $0.0127 $0.0127 $0.0126 $0.0164 $0.0163 $0.0160 3.3 -1.9

Powder River Basin Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Powder River Basin Missouri $0.0118 $0.0104 $0.0099 $0.0101 $0.0106 $0.0105 $0.0122 $0.0123 $0.0115 -0.3 -6.8

Powder River Basin Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Nebraska $0.0124 $0.0116 $0.0114 $0.0132 $0.0132 $0.0136 $0.0132 $0.0122 $0.0151 2.5 24.2

Powder River Basin Nevada - - - - - - - - W - -

Powder River Basin New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Powder River Basin New York - W W W W $0.0217 W W W - W

Powder River Basin North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota W W $0.0226 $0.0201 $0.0209 W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Ohio - - - W W $0.0257 W $0.0205 $0.0210 - 2.4

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $0.0131 $0.0110 $0.0098 $0.0116 $0.0114 $0.0117 $0.0120 $0.0116 $0.0151 1.7 30.1

Powder River Basin South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Texas $0.0120 $0.0119 $0.0108 $0.0105 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0105 $0.0105 $0.0102 -2.0 -2.5

Powder River Basin Utah - - - W W - - W W - W

Powder River Basin Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $0.0118 $0.0115 $0.0105 $0.0110 $0.0116 $0.0126 $0.0138 $0.0137 $0.0134 1.7 -2.1

Powder River Basin Wyoming W W W W W W W W W W W
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Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $0.0475 $0.0438 $0.0409 $0.0478 $0.0478 $0.0603 $0.0608 $0.0600 $0.0596 2.9 -0.8

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $0.0137 W W W W W W - W W -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin New York W - W - W W - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Ohio - - W W W - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
5

Basin Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
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Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 13. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, EIA data

Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware $28.49 - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida - $38.51 $39.67 - 3.0

Northern Appalachian Basin Georgia - W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana $20.35 $16.14 $16.64 -9.6 3.1

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $19.64 $19.60 $20.41 1.9 4.2

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $14.02 $16.13 $16.23 7.6 0.6

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire $43.43 $40.18 $39.62 -4.5 -1.4

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey $27.19 $32.44 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $15.26 $18.86 $23.60 24.4 25.2

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina $18.41 $21.94 $25.02 16.6 14.1

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $13.86 $10.95 $10.01 -15.0 -8.5

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $16.10 $16.15 $15.91 -0.6 -1.5

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina $13.23 $13.98 $13.89 2.5 -0.6

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - - W - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia $20.14 $22.30 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia $11.12 $8.98 $9.07 -9.6 1.1

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W W $19.05 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama $26.10 $24.14 $31.90 10.6 32.2

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $15.12 $14.69 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $28.09 $26.59 $29.52 2.5 11.0

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $24.84 $23.27 $27.43 5.1 17.9

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana $14.03 W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky $13.58 $13.16 $11.60 -7.6 -11.9

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland $22.71 $23.54 $22.32 -0.9 -5.2

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W $11.34 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $15.19 $16.39 $16.96 5.7 3.5

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi $29.57 $21.30 $27.38 -3.8 28.6

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W $37.60 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey $29.68 $28.55 $30.64 1.6 7.3

Central Appalachian Basin New York $28.60 W $36.39 12.8 W

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $22.93 $20.11 $21.90 -2.3 8.9

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $19.66 $11.86 $10.26 -27.8 -13.5

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $25.15 $21.51 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $13.46 $18.98 $20.35 23.0 7.2

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $12.36 $12.34 $15.60 12.4 26.4

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $17.36 $16.28 $17.74 1.1 8.9

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia - $9.47 $8.97 - -5.2

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama $14.43 $13.57 $15.46 3.5 13.9

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia $19.13 $19.58 $22.30 8.0 13.9

Southern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - W - - -

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change
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Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Southern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania - W - - -

Illinois Basin Alabama $11.22 $9.23 $10.13 -5.0 9.8

Illinois Basin Florida $22.76 $43.37 $34.01 22.2 -21.6

Illinois Basin Georgia $32.08 $31.05 $33.96 2.9 9.4

Illinois Basin Illinois W W $8.35 W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $5.02 $4.86 $5.70 6.5 17.3

Illinois Basin Iowa $35.91 - - - -

Illinois Basin Kentucky $5.63 $5.88 $9.81 32.0 66.9

Illinois Basin Michigan $5.80 $4.79 W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W

Illinois Basin Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Basin Missouri $7.53 W W W W

Illinois Basin New York - - W - -

Illinois Basin Ohio W - - - -

Illinois Basin Pennsylvania W W - - -

Illinois Basin South Carolina W - $24.46 W -

Illinois Basin Tennessee $24.33 W W W W

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W $23.13 $11.29 W -51.2

Powder River Basin Alabama $21.13 $18.81 $20.40 -1.7 8.4

Powder River Basin Arizona $22.15 $19.61 $21.77 -0.9 11.0

Powder River Basin Arkansas $19.75 $17.91 $18.27 -3.8 2.0

Powder River Basin Colorado $11.35 $11.38 $11.49 0.6 1.0

Powder River Basin Florida W - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia $26.08 $24.16 $25.18 -1.7 4.2

Powder River Basin Illinois $14.94 $14.71 $15.76 2.7 7.2

Powder River Basin Indiana $24.38 $20.69 $20.32 -8.7 -1.8

Powder River Basin Iowa $10.19 $9.72 $10.12 -0.4 4.1

Powder River Basin Kansas $13.60 $13.15 $14.22 2.2 8.1

Powder River Basin Kentucky $23.17 $18.81 $17.91 -12.1 -4.8

Powder River Basin Louisiana $33.67 $30.66 $32.36 -2.0 5.6

Powder River Basin Maryland $62.74 W W W W

Powder River Basin Michigan $17.82 $16.33 $17.07 -2.1 4.5

Powder River Basin Minnesota $15.30 $16.76 $18.30 9.4 9.2

Powder River Basin Mississippi W W $38.80 W W

Powder River Basin Missouri $14.89 $12.79 $13.99 -3.1 9.4

Powder River Basin Montana W $10.54 $10.61 W 0.7

Powder River Basin Nebraska $8.15 $9.92 $10.87 15.5 9.6

Powder River Basin Nevada W $32.70 $33.12 W 1.3

Powder River Basin New York $39.36 $35.89 - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota $15.39 $14.04 $14.87 -1.7 5.9

Powder River Basin Ohio $27.49 $26.47 $30.92 6.1 16.8

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $13.51 $18.22 $17.83 14.9 -2.1

Powder River Basin Oregon W $18.59 $17.41 W -6.3

Powder River Basin Pennsylvania $39.17 $39.71 - - -
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Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Powder River Basin South Dakota $20.88 $20.23 $21.42 1.3 5.9

Powder River Basin Tennessee $23.54 $21.39 $22.52 -2.2 5.3

Powder River Basin Texas $13.89 $14.39 $20.17 20.5 40.1

Powder River Basin Washington $25.73 $25.26 $26.55 1.6 5.1

Powder River Basin West Virginia - W W - W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $18.87 $19.42 $20.12 3.3 3.6

Powder River Basin Wyoming $7.52 $5.98 $5.52 -14.3 -7.7

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama $32.36 $29.12 $27.42 -7.9 -5.8

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona $28.20 W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas W - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California $29.36 $32.63 $37.81 13.5 15.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $14.16 $8.47 $9.02 -20.2 6.6

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia W - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois - - W - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Indiana - W $20.68 - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $45.74 - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky $24.72 $21.57 $23.91 -1.6 10.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan $39.36 $46.69 $43.49 5.1 -6.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi $49.97 $42.82 $46.57 -3.5 8.8

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri $32.55 $29.15 $30.42 -3.3 4.4

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nebraska W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada $15.34 $16.24 $16.95 5.1 4.4

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee $24.74 $23.68 $25.23 1.0 6.5

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Virginia - W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin $46.78 $53.57 $60.02 13.3 12.0

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
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Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 14. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, EIA data

Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware $26.24 - W W -

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida - $35.10 $35.74 - 1.8

Northern Appalachian Basin Georgia - W - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana $18.74 $14.70 $14.99 -10.6 1.9

Northern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - - W - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $18.09 $17.86 $18.39 0.8 3.0

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $12.91 $14.70 $14.63 6.4 -0.5

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire $40.00 $36.62 $35.70 -5.5 -2.5

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey $25.04 $29.57 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $14.05 $17.19 $21.26 23.0 23.7

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina $16.96 $19.99 $22.55 15.3 12.8

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $12.77 $9.98 $9.02 -15.9 -9.6

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $14.82 $14.72 $14.33 -1.7 -2.6

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina $12.19 $12.74 $12.52 1.4 -1.7

Northern Appalachian Basin Tennessee - - W - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia $18.54 $20.32 W W W

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia $10.24 $8.18 $8.18 -10.6 -0.1

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W W $17.17 W W

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama $24.04 $22.00 $28.74 9.3 30.7

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $13.92 $13.39 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $25.87 $24.23 $26.60 1.4 9.8

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $22.87 $21.21 $24.72 3.9 16.5

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana $12.93 W - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky $12.51 $11.99 $10.45 -8.6 -12.9

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland $20.91 $21.46 $20.11 -1.9 -6.3

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts W $10.34 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $13.99 $14.94 $15.28 4.5 2.3

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi $27.23 $19.41 $24.67 -4.8 27.1

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W $34.26 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey $27.34 $26.02 $27.60 0.5 6.1

Central Appalachian Basin New York $26.34 W $32.79 11.6 W

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $21.11 $18.33 $19.73 -3.3 7.7

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $18.11 $10.80 $9.25 -28.5 -14.4

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $23.16 $19.60 W W W

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $12.39 $17.30 $18.34 21.6 6.0

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $11.38 $11.25 $14.06 11.1 25.0

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $15.99 $14.84 $15.98 -0.0 7.7

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia - $8.63 $8.08 - -6.3

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama $13.29 $12.37 $13.93 2.4 12.6

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia $17.62 $17.84 $20.09 6.8 12.6

Southern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - W - - -

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change
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Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Southern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania - W - - -

Illinois Basin Alabama $10.33 $8.41 $9.13 -6.0 8.6

Illinois Basin Florida $20.96 $39.52 $30.64 20.9 -22.5

Illinois Basin Georgia $29.55 $28.30 $30.60 1.8 8.1

Illinois Basin Illinois W W $7.53 W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $4.63 $4.43 $5.14 5.4 16.0

Illinois Basin Iowa $33.07 - - - -

Illinois Basin Kentucky $5.18 $5.35 $8.83 30.6 65.0

Illinois Basin Michigan $5.35 $4.36 W W W

Illinois Basin Minnesota W W W W W

Illinois Basin Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Basin Missouri $6.94 W W W W

Illinois Basin New York - - W - -

Illinois Basin Ohio W - - - -

Illinois Basin Pennsylvania W W - - -

Illinois Basin South Carolina W - $22.04 W -

Illinois Basin Tennessee $22.41 W W W W

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W $21.08 $10.17 W -51.7

Powder River Basin Alabama $19.46 $17.15 $18.38 -2.8 7.2

Powder River Basin Arizona $20.40 $17.87 $19.61 -1.9 9.8

Powder River Basin Arkansas $18.19 $16.32 $16.46 -4.9 0.8

Powder River Basin Colorado $10.45 $10.37 $10.35 -0.5 -0.1

Powder River Basin Florida W - - - -

Powder River Basin Georgia $24.02 $22.01 $22.68 -2.8 3.0

Powder River Basin Illinois $13.76 $13.40 $14.20 1.6 6.0

Powder River Basin Indiana $22.45 $18.85 $18.30 -9.7 -2.9

Powder River Basin Iowa $9.39 $8.85 $9.11 -1.5 2.9

Powder River Basin Kansas $12.53 $11.99 $12.81 1.1 6.9

Powder River Basin Kentucky $21.34 $17.15 $16.13 -13.1 -5.9

Powder River Basin Louisiana $31.00 $27.94 $29.16 -3.0 4.4

Powder River Basin Maryland $57.78 W W W W

Powder River Basin Michigan $16.41 $14.88 $15.38 -3.2 3.3

Powder River Basin Minnesota $14.09 $15.27 $16.49 8.2 7.9

Powder River Basin Mississippi W W $34.96 W W

Powder River Basin Missouri $13.71 $11.66 $12.61 -4.1 8.1

Powder River Basin Montana W $9.61 $9.56 W -0.5

Powder River Basin Nebraska $7.50 $9.04 $9.79 14.2 8.4

Powder River Basin Nevada W $29.80 $29.84 W 0.2

Powder River Basin New York $36.25 $32.71 - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota $14.18 $12.80 $13.40 -2.8 4.7

Powder River Basin Ohio $25.32 $24.12 $27.86 4.9 15.5

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $12.44 $16.60 $16.07 13.6 -3.2

Powder River Basin Oregon W $16.94 $15.69 W -7.4

Powder River Basin Pennsylvania $36.07 $36.19 - - -
3

Basin Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Powder River Basin South Dakota $19.23 $18.44 $19.30 0.2 4.7

Powder River Basin Tennessee $21.68 $19.50 $20.29 -3.3 4.1

Powder River Basin Texas $12.80 $13.12 $18.17 19.2 38.5

Powder River Basin Washington $23.69 $23.02 $23.92 0.5 3.9

Powder River Basin West Virginia - W W - W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $17.38 $17.70 $18.12 2.1 2.4

Powder River Basin Wyoming $6.93 $5.45 $4.97 -15.3 -8.7

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama $29.80 $26.54 $24.70 -9.0 -6.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona $25.97 W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas W - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California $27.04 $29.74 $34.07 12.2 14.5

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $13.04 $7.72 $8.13 -21.1 5.3

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia W - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Illinois - - W - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Indiana - W $18.63 - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa $42.13 - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky $22.77 $19.65 $21.54 -2.7 9.6

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan $36.25 $42.55 $39.18 4.0 -7.9

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi $46.02 $39.02 $41.96 -4.5 7.5

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri $29.98 $26.57 $27.41 -4.4 3.2

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nebraska W W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada $14.13 $14.80 $15.27 4.0 3.2

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma - W - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee $22.79 $21.58 $22.73 -0.1 5.3

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Virginia - W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin $43.08 $48.82 $54.07 12.0 10.8

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
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Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 15. Estimated barge transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama $4.31 $4.36 $5.01 7.9 15.0

Alabama Ohio W - - - -

Colorado Alabama W - - - -

Colorado Florida $11.08 $12.65 $13.27 9.4 4.9

Colorado Indiana $6.29 W - - -

Colorado Iowa W - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W - - - -

Colorado Mississippi - - W - -

Colorado Ohio - W - - -

Colorado Tennessee W - - - -

Illinois Alabama W $13.15 $14.28 W 8.6

Illinois Florida $14.68 $10.31 $12.03 -9.4 16.8

Illinois Indiana W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W $11.81 - - -

Illinois Kentucky $6.43 $7.47 $7.87 10.6 5.3

Illinois Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Missouri - W $10.92 - W

Illinois Ohio $7.76 $7.26 $7.02 -4.9 -3.3

Illinois Pennsylvania - - W - -

Illinois Tennessee $4.21 $3.54 W W W

Illinois West Virginia W $14.15 W W W

Illinois Wisconsin - - W - -

Indiana Alabama W $18.38 $20.54 W 11.7

Indiana Florida W - - - -

Indiana Indiana $3.43 W $2.62 -12.7 W

Indiana Iowa W W - - -

Indiana Kentucky $4.89 $5.15 $4.45 -4.6 -13.6

Indiana Ohio W $4.09 $4.20 W 2.8

Indiana Tennessee - - W - -

Kentucky Alabama $8.37 - - - -

Kentucky Florida $17.61 $13.90 $13.08 -13.8 -5.9

Kentucky Indiana W $3.80 $3.36 W -11.5

Kentucky Iowa W - - - -

Kentucky Kentucky $4.69 $4.28 $4.78 0.9 11.7

Kentucky Mississippi - - $10.56 - -

Kentucky Missouri - W - - -

Kentucky Ohio $3.83 $4.20 $3.84 0.1 -8.5

Kentucky Pennsylvania W $24.27 $23.04 W -5.0

Kentucky Tennessee W $3.49 $3.63 W 3.9

Kentucky West Virginia W $3.02 $8.80 W 191.3

Montana Pennsylvania W W W W W

Montana West Virginia $5.58 $4.82 W W W

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Montana Wisconsin W W W W W

Ohio Florida W - - - -

Ohio Kentucky $5.77 $4.85 $4.67 -10.1 -3.8

Ohio Ohio $4.73 $3.46 $3.24 -17.2 -6.4

Ohio Pennsylvania $2.93 $3.60 $4.18 19.4 16.0

Ohio West Virginia W $2.69 $2.52 W -6.2

Pennsylvania Florida - - W - -

Pennsylvania Indiana $12.15 W W W W

Pennsylvania Kentucky W $7.51 - - -

Pennsylvania Mississippi - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio $5.59 $5.01 $5.70 1.0 13.7

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $4.76 $5.92 $6.34 15.4 7.1

Pennsylvania Tennessee W W W W W

Pennsylvania West Virginia W W $8.97 W W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin - W - - -

Tennessee Florida W - - - -

Utah Florida - W W - W

Virginia Florida - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky W - - - -

Virginia West Virginia - W W - W

West Virginia Alabama - W W - W

West Virginia Florida $14.57 $10.03 $11.88 -9.7 18.5

West Virginia Indiana W $9.17 $5.88 W -35.9

West Virginia Kentucky $4.97 $5.02 $4.64 -3.3 -7.5

West Virginia Mississippi - - $11.24 - -

West Virginia Ohio $5.31 $3.76 $3.70 -16.5 -1.5

West Virginia Pennsylvania $3.43 $2.35 $2.42 -16.2 2.8

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia - - W - -

West Virginia West Virginia W $7.75 $3.84 W -50.4

Wyoming Alabama - - W - -

Wyoming Illinois W $11.42 $12.78 W 11.9

Wyoming Indiana W W - - -

Wyoming Iowa $13.36 $13.20 W W W

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
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Table 16. Estimated barge transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama $3.97 $3.97 $4.52 6.7 13.7

Alabama Ohio W - - - -

Colorado Alabama W - - - -

Colorado Florida $10.21 $11.53 $11.95 8.2 3.7

Colorado Indiana $5.79 W - - -

Colorado Iowa W - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W - - - -

Colorado Mississippi - - W - -

Colorado Ohio - W - - -

Colorado Tennessee W - - - -

Illinois Alabama W $11.99 $12.87 W 7.3

Illinois Florida $13.52 $9.39 $10.84 -10.4 15.4

Illinois Indiana W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W $10.76 - - -

Illinois Kentucky $5.93 $6.81 $7.09 9.4 4.1

Illinois Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Missouri - W $9.84 - W

Illinois Ohio $7.15 $6.62 $6.32 -6.0 -4.4

Illinois Pennsylvania - - W - -

Illinois Tennessee $3.88 $3.22 W W W

Illinois West Virginia W $12.90 W W W

Illinois Wisconsin - - W - -

Indiana Alabama W $16.75 $18.51 W 10.5

Indiana Florida W - - - -

Indiana Indiana $3.16 W $2.36 -13.7 W

Indiana Iowa W W - - -

Indiana Kentucky $4.51 $4.70 $4.01 -5.6 -14.6

Indiana Ohio W $3.73 $3.79 W 1.6

Indiana Tennessee - - W - -

Kentucky Alabama $7.70 - - - -

Kentucky Florida $16.22 $12.67 $11.79 -14.8 -6.9

Kentucky Indiana W $3.46 $3.03 W -12.5

Kentucky Iowa W - - - -

Kentucky Kentucky $4.32 $3.90 $4.30 -0.2 10.5

Kentucky Mississippi - - $9.51 - -

Kentucky Missouri - W - - -

Kentucky Ohio $3.53 $3.82 $3.46 -1.0 -9.5

Kentucky Pennsylvania W $22.12 $20.76 W -6.1

Kentucky Tennessee W $3.18 $3.27 W 2.7

Kentucky West Virginia W $2.75 $7.92 W 188.0

Montana Pennsylvania W W W W W

Montana West Virginia $5.14 $4.40 W W W

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Montana Wisconsin W W W W W

Ohio Florida W - - - -

Ohio Kentucky $5.31 $4.42 $4.20 -11.0 -4.9

Ohio Ohio $4.35 $3.15 $2.92 -18.1 -7.5

Ohio Pennsylvania $2.70 $3.28 $3.77 18.1 14.7

Ohio West Virginia W $2.45 $2.27 W -7.2

Pennsylvania Florida - - W - -

Pennsylvania Indiana $11.19 W W W W

Pennsylvania Kentucky W $6.84 - - -

Pennsylvania Mississippi - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio $5.15 $4.57 $5.13 -0.2 12.4

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $4.38 $5.40 $5.71 14.2 5.9

Pennsylvania Tennessee W W W W W

Pennsylvania West Virginia W W $8.08 W W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin - W - - -

Tennessee Florida W - - - -

Utah Florida - W W - W

Virginia Florida - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky W - - - -

Virginia West Virginia - W W - W

West Virginia Alabama - W W - W

West Virginia Florida $13.42 $9.14 $10.70 -10.7 17.2

West Virginia Indiana W $8.36 $5.29 W -36.7

West Virginia Kentucky $4.57 $4.57 $4.18 -4.4 -8.5

West Virginia Mississippi - - $10.13 - -

West Virginia Ohio $4.89 $3.42 $3.33 -17.4 -2.7

West Virginia Pennsylvania $3.16 $2.14 $2.18 -17.1 1.6

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia - - W - -

West Virginia West Virginia W $7.07 $3.46 W -51.0

Wyoming Alabama - - W - -

Wyoming Illinois W $10.40 $11.51 W 10.7

Wyoming Indiana W W - - -

Wyoming Iowa $12.31 $12.03 W W W

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
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Table 17. Estimated truck transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama W W W W W

Alabama Georgia - - W - -

Alabama Indiana W W - - -

Colorado Colorado W W W W W

Colorado Michigan - - W - -

Illinois Florida W - - - -

Illinois Illinois $8.16 $5.20 $3.75 -32.2 -27.9

Illinois Indiana W W - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W - - -

Illinois Missouri $23.60 $22.20 $14.77 -20.9 -33.5

Indiana Alabama - W - - -

Indiana Illinois - - W - -

Indiana Indiana $4.98 $3.96 $4.64 -3.5 17.2

Kansas Missouri W W W W W

Kentucky Florida W W W W W

Kentucky Georgia W - W W -

Kentucky Illinois $7.16 $7.62 W W W

Kentucky Kentucky $4.83 $9.80 $3.32 -17.1 -66.1

Kentucky Maryland - W - - -

Kentucky Minnesota W W - - -

Kentucky North Carolina - - $34.18 - -

Kentucky Pennsylvania - - W - -

Kentucky South Carolina - - $33.81 - -

Kentucky Tennessee W - W W -

Louisiana Louisiana W - - - -

Maryland Maryland W $12.49 $12.16 W -2.7

Maryland West Virginia W - - - -

Missouri Kansas W W W W W

Missouri Missouri W W W W W

Montana Montana W W W W W

North Dakota North Dakota W - - - -

Ohio Michigan W $19.87 $25.05 W 26.1

Ohio New York W $18.35 - - -

Ohio Ohio $8.13 $5.64 $9.87 10.1 75.1

Ohio Pennsylvania W W W W W

Ohio West Virginia W - - - -

Oklahoma Oklahoma - - W - -

Pennsylvania Maryland W $14.05 $14.27 W 1.6

Pennsylvania New York $12.35 $17.93 - - -

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $6.35 $3.32 $4.62 -14.7 38.9

Pennsylvania West Virginia $8.90 $8.04 W W W

Texas Texas W W $8.21 W W

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change
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Table 18. Estimated truck transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama W W W W W

Alabama Georgia - - W - -

Alabama Indiana W W - - -

Colorado Colorado W W W W W

Colorado Michigan - - W - -

Illinois Florida W - - - -

Illinois Illinois $7.51 $4.74 $3.37 -33.0 -28.8

Illinois Indiana W W - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W - - -

Illinois Missouri $21.73 $20.23 $13.30 -21.8 -34.3

Indiana Alabama - W - - -

Indiana Illinois - - W - -

Indiana Indiana $4.59 $3.61 $4.18 -4.6 15.9

Kansas Missouri W W W W W

Kentucky Florida W W W W W

Kentucky Georgia W - W W -

Kentucky Illinois $6.59 $6.94 W W W

Kentucky Kentucky $4.45 $8.93 $2.99 -18.0 -66.5

Kentucky Maryland - W - - -

Kentucky Minnesota W W - - -

Kentucky North Carolina - - $30.79 - -

Kentucky Pennsylvania - - W - -

Kentucky South Carolina - - $30.46 - -

Kentucky Tennessee W - W W -

Louisiana Louisiana W - - - -

Maryland Maryland W $11.38 $10.95 W -3.8

Maryland West Virginia W - - - -

Missouri Kansas W W W W W

Missouri Missouri W W W W W

Montana Montana W W W W W

North Dakota North Dakota W - - - -

Ohio Michigan W $18.10 $22.57 W 24.6

Ohio New York W $16.73 - - -

Ohio Ohio $7.49 $5.14 $8.89 8.9 73.1

Ohio Pennsylvania W W W W W

Ohio West Virginia W - - - -

Oklahoma Oklahoma - - W - -

Pennsylvania Maryland W $12.80 $12.86 W 0.4

Pennsylvania New York $11.38 $16.34 - - -

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $5.85 $3.03 $4.16 -15.7 37.4

Pennsylvania West Virginia $8.19 $7.32 W W W

Texas Texas W W $7.40 W W

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Utah California - W - - -

Utah Utah $2.35 $4.22 $4.76 42.2 12.6

Virginia Mississippi - W - - -

Virginia North Carolina W - W W -

Virginia Virginia W W - - -

West Virginia Alabama W - - - -

West Virginia Kentucky - W - - -

West Virginia Michigan W - - - -

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - -

West Virginia North Carolina - - $21.98 - -

West Virginia Ohio W - W W -

West Virginia Pennsylvania W - W W -

West Virginia South Carolina - - W - -

West Virginia West Virginia $6.51 $3.38 $3.41 -27.6 0.9

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Utah California - W - - -

Utah Utah $2.55 $4.63 $5.28 43.7 13.9

Virginia Mississippi - W - - -

Virginia North Carolina W - W W -

Virginia Virginia W W - - -

West Virginia Alabama W - - - -

West Virginia Kentucky - W - - -

West Virginia Michigan W - - - -

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - -

West Virginia North Carolina - - $24.39 - -

West Virginia Ohio W - W W -

West Virginia Pennsylvania W - W W -

West Virginia South Carolina - - W - -

West Virginia West Virginia $7.07 $3.71 $3.79 -26.8 2.1

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
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Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Alabama Alabama W $14.43 W $65.38 22.1% 4,509 W 81.8%

Alabama Georgia W W W W W W W W

Alabama Illinois W - - - - - - -

Alabama New Jersey - W - W W W - W

Arizona Arizona - W - W W W - W

Colorado Alabama W $34.52 W $62.70 55.1% 2,898 W 96.7%

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W

Colorado Arkansas W W W W W W W W

Colorado Colorado $10.67 $14.16 32.7% $39.03 36.3% 7,105 39.3% 52.7%

Colorado Delaware W - - - - - - -

Colorado Georgia W W W W W W W W

Colorado Iowa - W - W W W - W

Colorado Kentucky W W W W W W W W

Colorado Michigan - $38.75 - $72.63 53.4% 881 - 100.0%

Colorado Mississippi W $49.97 W $81.80 61.1% 1,624 W 60.2%

Colorado Nevada W W W W W W W W

Colorado Oklahoma W - - - - - - -

Colorado Tennessee - $24.46 - $50.72 48.2% 2,102 - 83.5%

Colorado Texas W - - - - - - -

Colorado Utah - W - W W W - W

Colorado Wisconsin - $48.05 - $80.03 60.0% 1,084 - 81.4%

Illinois Alabama W W W W W W W W

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Table 19. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, 2008

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA
2

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Illinois Georgia - W - W W W - W

Illinois Illinois W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W $11.18 W $42.12 26.5% 4,824 W 82.6%

Illinois Iowa W W W W W W W W

Illinois Michigan - W - W W W - W

Illinois Minnesota - W - W W W - W

Illinois Missouri - W - W W W - W

Illinois Ohio - W - W W W - W

Illinois Tennessee - W - W W W - W

Illinois Wisconsin W - - - - - - -

Indiana Georgia - W - W W W - W

Indiana Indiana $3.50 $3.81 8.9% $37.49 10.2% 20,601 17.7% 98.3%

Indiana Iowa - W - W W W - W

Indiana Kentucky - W - W W W - W

Indiana Michigan - W - W W W - W

Indiana South Carolina - W - W W W - W

Indiana Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

Kentucky Alabama W $15.61 W $68.47 22.8% 2,606 W 100.0%

Kentucky Delaware $20.90 $16.20 -22.5% $76.53 21.2% 375 39.5% 58.7%

Kentucky Florida $33.87 $24.86 -26.6% $71.12 35.0% 7,955 21.3% 100.0%

Kentucky Georgia $23.11 $24.47 5.9% $83.97 29.1% 17,150 29.6% 96.8%

Kentucky Illinois W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Indiana W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Kentucky $6.87 $7.62 10.9% $48.01 15.9% 8,304 28.0% 100.0%

Kentucky Maryland W $24.43 W $113.47 21.5% 530 W 100.0%

Kentucky Massachusetts - W - W W W - W
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Kentucky Michigan $14.70 $14.51 -1.3% $65.26 22.2% 5,180 43.5% 94.1%

Kentucky Mississippi W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Missouri W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New Jersey W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New York W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $23.41 $22.22 -5.1% $82.86 26.8% 11,006 38.7% 91.1%

Kentucky Ohio $19.20 W W W W W 41.4% W

Kentucky Pennsylvania W $26.06 W $76.51 34.1% 514 W 100.0%

Kentucky South Carolina $15.14 $13.08 -13.6% $70.79 18.5% 10,221 24.5% 96.6%

Kentucky Tennessee $15.40 $13.82 -10.3% $69.12 20.0% 3,334 18.0% 100.0%

Kentucky Virginia $21.15 $18.89 -10.7% $69.19 27.3% 3,385 55.3% 100.0%

Kentucky West Virginia W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Wisconsin W - - - - - - -

Montana Arizona W W W W W W W W

Montana Indiana W $34.46 W $46.92 73.5% 1,543 W 100.0%

Montana Michigan - $15.34 - $25.42 60.4% 8,177 - 92.1%

Montana Minnesota $14.95 $13.77 -7.9% $23.28 59.1% 9,609 51.9% 51.7%

Montana New York - $39.36 - $55.87 70.5% 257 - 100.0%

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio W $46.27 W $61.03 75.8% 130 W 98.2%

Montana Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Montana Texas W - - - - - - -

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W

New Mexico Arizona W $7.45 W $31.73 23.5% 7,628 W 95.0%

New Mexico Colorado W - - - - - - -

North Dakota North Dakota W W W W W W W W
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Ohio Delaware W - - - - - - -

Ohio Michigan - W - W W W - W

Ohio New York - W - W W W - W

Ohio Ohio W - - - - - - -

Ohio Pennsylvania W $18.52 W $60.31 30.7% 416 W 100.0%

Pennsylvania Delaware - W - W W W - W

Pennsylvania Indiana W $19.61 W $69.00 28.4% 1,007 W 60.2%

Pennsylvania Maryland $21.74 $20.89 -3.9% $81.79 25.5% 2,162 37.7% 100.0%

Pennsylvania Michigan W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W $43.41 W $92.63 46.9% 340 W 89.4%

Pennsylvania New Jersey W $27.14 W $73.87 36.7% 1,061 W 76.7%

Pennsylvania New York W $21.62 W $63.93 33.8% 1,246 W 38.8%

Pennsylvania Ohio $13.06 $13.58 4.0% $51.55 26.3% 1,221 52.2% 64.0%

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $14.32 $11.83 -17.4% $59.95 19.7% 17,458 30.7% 92.9%

Pennsylvania South Carolina W $13.23 W $50.01 26.5% 2,378 W 96.1%

Pennsylvania West Virginia W $11.18 W $56.37 19.8% 1,011 W 100.0%

Tennessee Georgia W $24.30 W $93.97 25.9% 94 W 100.0%

Tennessee North Carolina W W W W W W W W

Tennessee South Carolina W $14.15 W $70.82 20.0% 484 W 60.1%

Tennessee Tennessee W - - - - - - -

Texas Texas W - - - - - - -

Utah Alabama W $28.66 W $60.16 47.6% 1,762 W 92.8%

Utah California W $29.36 W $69.78 42.1% 1,032 W 90.0%

Utah Colorado W - - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W W W W W W W W

Utah Michigan - W - W W W - W
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Utah Missouri W W W W W W W W

Utah Nebraska W W W W W W W W

Utah Nevada W $14.24 W $50.54 28.2% 2,224 W 93.0%

Utah Tennessee - W - W W W - W

Utah Utah W - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

Virginia Alabama W W W W W W W W

Virginia Delaware W - - - - - - -

Virginia Florida - W - W W W - W

Virginia Georgia $24.68 $25.58 3.6% $87.18 29.3% 2,933 79.3% 89.6%

Virginia Indiana W - - - - - - -

Virginia Mississippi W $29.13 W $84.54 34.5% 816 W 100.0%

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Jersey - $29.43 - $94.48 31.2% 858 - 77.5%

Virginia North Carolina $26.42 $21.63 -18.1% $74.71 29.0% 1,194 35.2% 81.9%

Virginia Ohio W W W W W W W W

Virginia Oklahoma W - - - - - - -

Virginia Pennsylvania W W W W W W W W

Virginia South Carolina W $12.35 W $96.76 12.8% 53 W 100.0%

Virginia Tennessee $11.48 $8.24 -28.3% $77.04 10.7% 405 100.0% 94.6%

Virginia Virginia $23.56 $13.11 -44.4% $61.75 21.2% 5,425 18.2% 49.8%

West Virginia Alabama W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Delaware $23.85 $15.09 -36.7% $96.82 15.6% 1,074 43.5% 25.5%

West Virginia Florida $30.66 $30.78 0.4% $87.48 35.2% 3,335 24.5% 97.0%

West Virginia Georgia $28.15 $27.78 -1.3% $89.44 31.1% 1,752 47.0% 87.0%

West Virginia Indiana W $20.94 W $61.18 34.2% 1,456 W 50.4%
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

West Virginia Kentucky W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Maryland $19.16 $20.89 9.0% $102.69 20.3% 6,294 11.3% 99.9%

West Virginia Michigan $14.63 $17.72 21.1% $80.23 22.1% 1,530 29.9% 87.3%

West Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Hampshire W $43.48 W $87.24 49.8% 160 W 89.5%

West Virginia New Jersey W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $19.63 $14.44 -26.4% $51.73 27.9% 2,572 47.7% 98.9%

West Virginia North Carolina $25.09 $23.01 -8.3% $77.87 29.6% 17,735 34.3% 95.6%

West Virginia Ohio W $19.78 W $58.69 33.7% 965 W 100.0%

West Virginia Pennsylvania $16.46 $18.72 13.7% $63.82 29.3% 3,549 58.2% 92.9%

West Virginia South Carolina $15.70 $15.37 -2.1% $79.49 19.3% 2,090 31.4% 100.0%

West Virginia Tennessee W $11.00 W $63.69 17.3% 2,478 W 99.5%

West Virginia Virginia $18.14 $20.56 13.3% $73.08 28.1% 1,175 100.0% 100.0%

West Virginia West Virginia $7.52 $10.74 42.7% $64.07 16.8% 191 100.0% 96.7%

West Virginia Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

Wyoming Alabama W $21.13 W $31.26 67.6% 13,402 W 97.5%

Wyoming Arizona W $21.81 W $32.15 67.8% 5,320 W 99.8%

Wyoming Arkansas W $19.75 W $29.39 67.2% 15,488 W 83.3%

Wyoming Colorado $9.89 $11.35 14.7% $20.00 56.7% 7,297 52.4% 100.0%

Wyoming Florida - W - W W W - W

Wyoming Georgia - $26.08 - $35.08 74.4% 14,613 - 100.0%

Wyoming Idaho W - - - - - - -

Wyoming Illinois $13.85 $14.94 7.9% $26.85 55.7% 54,440 34.5% 97.0%

Wyoming Indiana W $22.46 W $32.38 69.4% 18,603 W 44.5%

Wyoming Iowa $8.87 $10.19 14.9% $19.34 52.7% 25,349 45.2% 91.2%

Wyoming Kansas $13.95 $13.60 -2.4% $23.80 57.2% 21,317 24.7% 91.6%
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Wyoming Kentucky W $23.17 W $32.48 71.4% 1,927 W 100.0%

Wyoming Louisiana W $33.67 W $45.07 74.7% 11,517 W 36.1%

Wyoming Maryland W $62.74 W $73.07 85.9% 306 W 51.3%

Wyoming Michigan $20.88 $18.45 -11.6% $30.55 60.4% 20,365 21.7% 95.7%

Wyoming Minnesota $19.31 $17.55 -9.1% $30.09 58.3% 8,059 46.2% 42.0%

Wyoming Mississippi W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Missouri $13.70 $14.89 8.7% $25.38 58.7% 42,595 49.4% 100.0%

Wyoming Montana W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Nebraska $7.37 $8.15 10.6% $16.90 48.2% 14,118 37.1% 35.3%

Wyoming Nevada W W W W W W W W

Wyoming New Jersey W - - - - - - -

Wyoming New York W - - - - - - -

Wyoming North Carolina W - - - - - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio $33.29 $27.33 -17.9% $39.44 69.3% 11,801 31.9% 82.9%

Wyoming Oklahoma $13.52 $13.51 -0.1% $23.25 58.1% 21,828 35.3% 71.2%

Wyoming Oregon - W - W W W - W

Wyoming South Dakota W $20.88 W $30.07 69.4% 2,467 W 87.1%

Wyoming Tennessee - $23.54 - $35.09 67.1% 9,775 - 98.6%

Wyoming Texas $15.74 $13.89 -11.7% $27.12 51.2% 63,582 49.5% 62.9%

Wyoming Utah W - - - - - - -

Wyoming Washington W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Wisconsin $18.43 $18.87 2.4% $30.21 62.5% 23,307 37.8% 85.4%

Wyoming Wyoming $6.95 $6.74 -3.0% $16.97 39.8% 16,977 43.7% 84.1%

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
8

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
1

Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Alabama Alabama W $13.59 W $63.63 21.4% 3,612 W 100.0%

Alabama Georgia W $19.58 W $82.89 23.6% 538 W 99.9%

Alabama Illinois W - - - - - - -

Alabama Kentucky - W - W W W - W

Alabama Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Arizona Arizona - W - W W W - W

Colorado Alabama W $30.35 W $70.84 42.8% 905 W 95.3%

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W

Colorado California W $37.53 W $83.78 44.8% 64 W 100.0%

Colorado Colorado $10.97 $8.47 -22.8% $39.81 21.3% 6,665 49.1% 97.2%

Colorado Indiana - W - W W W - W

Colorado Iowa W - - - - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W $21.37 W $61.79 34.6% 1,760 W 100.0%

Colorado Michigan - $46.69 - $83.89 55.7% 506 - 91.3%

Colorado Mississippi W $42.82 W $75.97 56.4% 1,660 W 54.1%

Colorado Nevada W $23.80 W $55.57 42.8% 468 W 100.0%

Colorado Oklahoma W W W W W W W W

Colorado Tennessee - $23.13 - $69.24 33.4% 1,211 - 100.0%

Colorado Utah W W W W W W W W

Colorado Virginia - W - W W W - W

Colorado Wisconsin - $53.51 - $90.52 59.1% 657 - 100.0%

Illinois Alabama - W - W W W - W

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Table 20. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, 2009

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA
2

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Illinois Illinois W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W $12.60 W $53.38 23.6% 4,182 W 81.2%

Illinois Iowa W - - - - - - -

Illinois Michigan - $4.79 - $63.91 7.5% 51 - 99.3%

Illinois Missouri W - - - - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin W W W W W W W W

Indiana Alabama - W - W W W - W

Indiana Georgia - $32.16 - $91.66 35.1% 297 - 99.9%

Indiana Indiana $3.09 $3.54 14.8% $39.40 9.0% 20,253 17.3% 98.7%

Indiana Kentucky - W - W W W - W

Indiana Minnesota - W - W W W - W

Indiana Tennessee - W - W W W - W

Indiana Wisconsin - $28.30 - $94.80 29.8% 6 - 91.7%

Kentucky Alabama W $13.94 W $62.96 22.1% 2,376 W 99.6%

Kentucky Delaware W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Florida $33.48 $32.06 -4.2% $85.75 37.4% 7,228 25.8% 100.0%

Kentucky Georgia $24.40 $22.80 -6.6% $108.56 21.0% 15,488 35.8% 99.5%

Kentucky Indiana - W - W W W - W

Kentucky Kentucky $6.21 $7.79 25.4% $49.59 15.7% 9,212 25.8% 99.1%

Kentucky Maryland W $23.69 W $87.14 27.2% 600 W 96.9%

Kentucky Michigan $14.92 $16.31 9.3% $66.88 24.4% 3,598 44.6% 90.2%

Kentucky Mississippi - W - W W W - W

Kentucky Missouri W $24.82 W $79.95 31.0% 106 W 100.0%

Kentucky New York W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $22.99 $21.61 -6.0% $84.20 25.7% 8,461 39.4% 99.1%

Kentucky Ohio $16.49 W W W W W 100.0% W
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Kentucky Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Kentucky South Carolina $19.49 $18.35 -5.9% $93.13 19.7% 11,362 32.7% 100.0%

Kentucky Tennessee $15.31 $13.18 -13.9% $75.69 17.4% 2,294 16.6% 99.9%

Kentucky Virginia $20.46 $17.91 -12.5% $81.69 21.9% 4,554 37.5% 99.3%

Maryland Maryland W W W W W W W W

Montana Arizona W $21.49 W $31.71 67.8% 634 W 100.0%

Montana Colorado - W - W W W - W

Montana Indiana W $30.79 W $44.33 69.4% 794 W 100.0%

Montana Michigan - $12.08 - $25.19 47.9% 9,940 - 98.3%

Montana Minnesota $15.62 $15.73 0.7% $27.22 57.8% 9,725 50.6% 85.6%

Montana New York - $35.89 - $56.55 63.5% 198 - 100.0%

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio W $39.98 W $56.61 70.6% 387 W 99.9%

Montana Oregon - W - W W W - W

Montana Pennsylvania - $39.71 - $54.00 73.5% 146 - 99.7%

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W

Montana Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

New Mexico Arizona W $9.83 W $36.02 27.3% 8,625 W 100.0%

New Mexico Colorado W - - - - - - -

North Dakota North Dakota W $4.09 W $16.67 24.5% 3,587 W 100.0%

Ohio Michigan - $14.16 - $65.94 21.5% 123 - 100.0%

Ohio North Carolina - W - W W W - W

Ohio Ohio - W - W W W - W

Ohio Pennsylvania - $21.65 - $66.41 32.6% 743 - 100.0%

Pennsylvania Florida W $38.51 W $140.84 27.3% 134 W 100.0%

Pennsylvania Georgia - W - W W W - W
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Pennsylvania Indiana W $15.46 W $67.99 22.7% 950 W 79.6%

Pennsylvania Maryland W $20.35 W $77.31 26.3% 2,883 W 99.0%

Pennsylvania Michigan W $12.79 W $60.68 21.1% 380 W 100.0%

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W $39.83 W $96.14 41.4% 548 W 99.9%

Pennsylvania New Jersey W $32.44 W $89.13 36.4% 629 W 80.6%

Pennsylvania New York $23.49 $24.01 2.2% $60.14 39.9% 763 57.7% 74.9%

Pennsylvania North Carolina W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania Ohio $11.24 $11.14 -0.9% $66.38 16.8% 2,777 48.3% 98.0%

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $13.80 $12.75 -7.6% $66.79 19.1% 15,022 37.2% 96.1%

Pennsylvania South Carolina W $13.97 W $80.82 17.3% 2,912 W 96.6%

Pennsylvania Virginia W $22.27 W $90.30 24.7% 140 W 100.0%

Pennsylvania West Virginia W $9.47 W $66.88 14.2% 1,183 W 98.5%

Pennsylvania Wisconsin W W W W W W W W

Tennessee Alabama - W - W W W - W

Tennessee Georgia W $24.23 W $104.84 23.1% 1,078 W 100.0%

Tennessee North Carolina W - - - - - - -

Tennessee South Carolina W - - - - - - -

Tennessee Tennessee W W W W W W W W

Texas Texas W - - - - - - -

Utah Alabama W $27.46 W $69.59 39.5% 653 W 97.9%

Utah California W $32.51 W $72.02 45.1% 818 W 82.2%

Utah Colorado W - - - - - - -

Utah Idaho W - - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W W W W W W W W

Utah Missouri - $29.15 - $104.21 28.0% 326 - 100.0%

Utah Nebraska - W - W W W - W
5

Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Utah Nevada W $14.24 W $51.35 27.7% 1,771 W 100.0%

Utah Tennessee - $24.95 - $70.00 35.6% 525 - 100.0%

Utah Utah W - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

Virginia Alabama W W W W W W W W

Virginia Delaware W - - - - - - -

Virginia Florida W $24.34 W $117.73 20.7% 294 W 100.0%

Virginia Georgia $25.92 $24.61 -5.0% $109.76 22.4% 1,592 96.0% 95.3%

Virginia Maryland - W - W W W - W

Virginia Michigan W - - - - - - -

Virginia Mississippi W $23.71 W $85.95 27.6% 869 W 100.0%

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Jersey - $28.14 - $113.04 24.9% 305 - 98.2%

Virginia North Carolina $23.44 $19.39 -17.3% $94.34 20.6% 1,158 41.4% 98.0%

Virginia Ohio - $11.82 - $172.07 6.9% 381 - 99.9%

Virginia South Carolina W $11.66 W $67.82 17.2% 186 W 99.8%

Virginia Tennessee $11.28 $9.66 -14.4% $78.76 12.3% 187 100.0% 100.0%

Virginia Virginia $18.82 $10.15 -46.1% $62.10 16.3% 1,894 50.1% 100.0%

West Virginia Alabama W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Delaware $23.48 W W W W W 47.5% W

West Virginia Florida $30.75 $28.14 -8.5% $90.01 31.3% 2,252 38.7% 100.0%

West Virginia Georgia $27.46 $25.41 -7.5% $105.77 24.0% 2,051 51.2% 100.0%

West Virginia Indiana W $16.83 W $58.55 28.7% 1,005 W 72.8%

West Virginia Kentucky W $8.74 W $70.83 12.3% 241 W 100.0%

West Virginia Maryland $19.63 $21.76 10.9% $77.51 28.1% 5,339 5.6% 98.5%

West Virginia Massachusetts - $11.34 - $86.23 13.2% 1,138 - 26.1%
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

West Virginia Michigan $13.91 $17.20 23.7% $102.12 16.8% 2,135 31.7% 96.2%

West Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Hampshire W $41.45 W $86.42 48.0% 151 W 100.0%

West Virginia New Jersey W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $21.78 $17.03 -21.8% $59.13 28.8% 1,649 48.5% 97.6%

West Virginia North Carolina $22.21 $19.63 -11.6% $90.28 21.7% 18,292 35.8% 99.7%

West Virginia Ohio W $11.59 W $93.02 12.5% 1,522 W 96.0%

West Virginia Pennsylvania $15.55 $16.49 6.1% $69.58 23.7% 3,510 53.9% 100.0%

West Virginia South Carolina $19.72 $23.35 18.4% $86.99 26.8% 1,919 40.5% 100.0%

West Virginia Tennessee W $10.14 W $79.48 12.8% 574 W 100.0%

West Virginia Virginia $18.21 $18.53 1.7% $78.86 23.5% 2,217 41.3% 93.8%

West Virginia West Virginia $8.25 $8.87 7.5% $67.49 13.1% 1,481 100.0% 91.7%

Wyoming Alabama W $18.81 W $30.57 61.5% 12,308 W 99.8%

Wyoming Arizona W $19.35 W $31.25 61.9% 4,996 W 93.6%

Wyoming Arkansas W $17.91 W $29.37 61.0% 14,387 W 91.0%

Wyoming Colorado $10.96 $11.38 3.8% $22.01 51.7% 7,976 48.8% 100.0%

Wyoming Georgia - $24.16 - $34.39 70.2% 13,512 - 100.0%

Wyoming Idaho W - - - - - - -

Wyoming Illinois $14.85 $14.71 -0.9% $27.92 52.7% 47,388 35.3% 96.9%

Wyoming Indiana W $19.99 W $33.92 58.9% 18,648 W 61.6%

Wyoming Iowa $8.88 $9.72 9.4% $20.00 48.6% 21,626 60.8% 99.7%

Wyoming Kansas $13.60 $13.15 -3.3% $24.14 54.5% 20,015 29.9% 99.7%

Wyoming Kentucky W $18.74 W $32.17 58.3% 1,812 W 100.0%

Wyoming Louisiana W $30.66 W $44.06 69.6% 13,273 W 31.4%

Wyoming Maryland W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Michigan $20.21 $18.57 -8.1% $32.39 57.3% 18,647 20.6% 99.4%
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Origin State Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Wyoming Minnesota $17.85 $18.11 1.4% $31.74 57.1% 7,026 37.9% 95.6%

Wyoming Mississippi W $30.07 W $45.72 65.8% 1,366 W 82.5%

Wyoming Missouri $12.69 $12.79 0.8% $25.11 51.0% 40,694 49.0% 100.0%

Wyoming Montana W $10.54 W $20.04 52.6% 702 W 99.9%

Wyoming Nebraska $7.97 $9.92 24.4% $22.77 43.5% 13,940 36.0% 97.1%

Wyoming Nevada W $24.19 W $39.89 60.6% 1,822 W 100.0%

Wyoming New York W - - - - - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio $33.82 $25.67 -24.1% $39.32 65.3% 5,954 22.9% 75.7%

Wyoming Oklahoma $17.41 $18.22 4.6% $29.30 62.2% 20,724 45.3% 85.0%

Wyoming Oregon - W - W W W - W

Wyoming South Dakota W $20.23 W $30.66 66.0% 2,051 W 100.0%

Wyoming Tennessee - $21.39 - $36.52 58.6% 6,302 - 93.1%

Wyoming Texas $15.84 $14.39 -9.1% $27.44 52.5% 62,022 48.6% 66.9%

Wyoming Utah W - - - - - - -

Wyoming Washington W $25.57 W $35.82 71.4% 3,076 W 100.0%

Wyoming West Virginia - W - W W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $18.59 $19.39 4.3% $32.59 59.5% 20,841 30.7% 99.1%

Wyoming Wyoming $5.22 $5.61 7.5% $16.40 34.2% 13,674 51.7% 96.0%

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
1

Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Northern Appalachian Basin Delaware W $28.49 W $131.87 21.6% 59 W 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida W - - - - - - -

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W $20.35 W $64.82 31.4% 1,715 W 75.9%

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $19.73 $19.64 -0.4% $81.15 24.2% 4,650 24.8% 99.3%

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan W $14.02 W $76.22 18.4% 713 W 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W $43.43 W $90.90 47.8% 499 W 89.6%

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W $27.19 W $74.81 36.3% 1,864 W 44.1%

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $20.08 $15.26 -24.0% $53.68 28.4% 3,726 39.2% 79.1%

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina W $18.41 W $61.66 29.9% 1,509 W 93.2%

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $11.96 $13.86 15.9% $53.68 25.8% 1,573 73.8% 68.3%

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $14.45 $16.10 11.4% $60.47 26.6% 20,702 34.2% 58.7%

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W $13.23 W $50.01 26.5% 2,378 W 96.1%

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia - $20.14 - $73.11 27.5% 20 - 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia $9.19 $11.12 20.9% $57.56 19.3% 1,315 49.6% 90.9%

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin - W - W W W - W

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama $26.18 $26.10 -0.3% $118.06 22.1% 930 37.4% 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $23.73 $15.12 -36.3% $88.59 17.1% 1,811 40.8% 24.2%

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $34.94 $28.09 -19.6% $83.80 33.5% 8,063 20.9% 99.9%

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $23.98 $24.84 3.6% $85.12 29.2% 21,907 39.0% 98.3%

Central Appalachian Basin Illinois W - - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W $14.03 W $95.25 14.7% 1,048 W 30.3%

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W $13.58 W $72.04 18.9% 2,524 W 96.5%

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland W $22.71 W $117.08 19.4% 4,336 W 99.8%

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Table 21. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, 2008

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA
2

Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts - W - W W W - W

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $14.70 $15.19 3.4% $66.77 22.7% 6,482 41.2% 91.1%

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W $29.57 W $83.78 35.3% 1,059 W 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey W $29.68 W $95.09 31.2% 1,144 W 66.7%

Central Appalachian Basin New York $27.67 $28.60 3.4% $83.22 34.4% 239 56.2% 66.5%

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $24.82 $22.93 -7.6% $80.52 28.5% 28,586 36.2% 93.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $14.60 $19.66 34.6% $61.97 31.7% 1,203 80.9% 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Oklahoma W - - - - - - -

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $24.45 $25.15 2.9% $74.80 33.6% 1,244 49.0% 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $15.41 $13.46 -12.7% $72.34 18.6% 12,849 25.1% 94.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $11.62 $12.36 6.4% $67.55 18.3% 6,180 44.9% 99.8%

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $20.25 $17.36 -14.3% $67.68 25.6% 9,965 42.0% 91.2%

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia $7.63 - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W $14.43 W $65.38 22.1% 4,509 W 81.8%

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W $19.13 W $75.02 25.5% 772 W 100.0%

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois W - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin New Jersey - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W $11.22 W $42.66 26.3% 2,378 W 100.0%

Illinois Basin Florida W $22.76 W $55.88 40.7% 3,739 W 99.5%

Illinois Basin Georgia - $32.08 - $84.89 37.8% 148 - 100.0%

Illinois Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $3.71 $5.02 35.2% $38.25 13.1% 25,490 17.1% 95.1%

Illinois Basin Iowa W $35.91 W $93.90 38.2% 136 W 26.0%

Illinois Basin Kentucky W $5.63 W $38.74 14.5% 6,807 W 99.8%
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Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Illinois Basin Michigan - $5.80 - $59.51 9.8% 164 - 99.7%

Illinois Basin Minnesota - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Missouri - $7.53 - $41.88 18.0% 641 - 100.0%

Illinois Basin Ohio - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin South Carolina - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Tennessee - $24.33 - $57.98 42.0% 80 - 92.4%

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Alabama W $21.13 W $31.26 67.6% 13,402 W 97.5%

Powder River Basin Arizona $21.96 $22.15 0.9% $32.35 68.5% 6,041 48.4% 99.8%

Powder River Basin Arkansas W $19.75 W $29.39 67.2% 15,488 W 83.3%

Powder River Basin Colorado $9.89 $11.35 14.7% $20.00 56.7% 7,297 52.4% 100.0%

Powder River Basin Florida - W - W W W - W

Powder River Basin Georgia - $26.08 - $35.08 74.4% 14,613 - 100.0%

Powder River Basin Illinois $13.85 $14.94 7.9% $26.85 55.7% 54,440 34.5% 97.0%

Powder River Basin Indiana W $24.38 W $34.70 70.3% 20,146 W 48.9%

Powder River Basin Iowa $8.87 $10.19 14.9% $19.34 52.7% 25,428 45.0% 90.9%

Powder River Basin Kansas $13.95 $13.60 -2.4% $23.80 57.2% 21,317 24.7% 91.6%

Powder River Basin Kentucky W $23.17 W $32.48 71.4% 1,927 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin Louisiana W $33.67 W $45.07 74.7% 11,517 W 36.1%

Powder River Basin Maryland W $62.74 W $73.07 85.9% 306 W 51.3%

Powder River Basin Michigan $20.88 $17.82 -14.7% $29.35 60.7% 28,541 15.5% 91.4%

Powder River Basin Minnesota $16.81 $15.30 -9.0% $26.04 58.8% 17,668 49.3% 47.3%

Powder River Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Missouri $13.70 $14.89 8.7% $25.37 58.7% 42,595 49.4% 100.0%

Powder River Basin Montana W W W W W W W W
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Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Powder River Basin Nebraska $7.37 $8.15 10.6% $16.90 48.2% 14,118 37.1% 35.3%

Powder River Basin Nevada - W - W W W - W

Powder River Basin New Jersey W - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin New York W $39.36 W $55.87 70.5% 3,867 W 6.7%

Powder River Basin North Carolina W - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin North Dakota W $15.39 W $23.69 65.0% 240 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin Ohio $33.47 $27.49 -17.9% $39.63 69.4% 11,931 31.9% 79.0%

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $13.52 $13.51 -0.1% $23.25 58.1% 21,828 35.3% 71.2%

Powder River Basin Oregon - W - W W W - W

Powder River Basin Pennsylvania - $39.17 - $52.35 74.8% 1,234 - 13.1%

Powder River Basin South Dakota W $20.88 W $30.07 69.4% 2,467 W 87.1%

Powder River Basin Tennessee - $23.54 - $35.09 67.1% 9,775 - 98.6%

Powder River Basin Texas $15.74 $13.89 -11.7% $27.12 51.2% 63,609 49.4% 62.9%

Powder River Basin Utah W - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Washington W $25.73 W $35.85 71.8% 5,653 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $18.40 $18.87 2.6% $30.21 62.5% 23,870 36.9% 83.4%

Powder River Basin Wyoming W $7.52 W $16.48 45.6% 16,977 W 70.2%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama W $32.36 W $61.76 52.4% 4,660 W 95.2%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W $28.20 W $48.65 58.0% 1,389 W 99.1%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arkansas W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W $29.36 W $69.78 42.1% 1,032 W 90.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $10.72 $14.16 32.2% $39.03 36.3% 7,105 39.4% 52.7%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Delaware W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Georgia W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa - $45.74 - $65.42 69.9% 3 - 100.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Kentucky W $24.72 W $55.60 44.5% 3,405 W 99.4%
5

Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB 

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Michigan - $39.36 - $75.06 52.4% 975 - 99.1%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W $49.97 W $81.80 61.1% 1,624 W 60.2%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri W $32.55 W $68.78 47.3% 470 W 83.8%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nebraska - W - W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W $15.34 W $51.57 29.8% 2,525 W 92.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - $24.74 - $52.27 47.3% 2,914 - 83.3%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Texas W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin - $46.78 - $78.72 59.4% 1,342 - 66.9%

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
1

Release Date: November 16, 2012

comparison of EIA and STB data

Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Northern Appalachian Basin Florida W $38.51 W $140.84 27.3% 134 W 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin Georgia - W - W W W - W

Northern Appalachian Basin Indiana W $16.14 W $63.35 25.5% 1,681 W 88.5%

Northern Appalachian Basin Maryland $20.69 $19.60 -5.3% $74.23 26.4% 4,845 31.9% 97.7%

Northern Appalachian Basin Michigan $13.74 $16.13 17.4% $99.82 16.2% 840 32.1% 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W $40.18 W $94.03 42.7% 699 W 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin New Jersey W $32.44 W $89.13 36.4% 1,064 W 47.6%

Northern Appalachian Basin New York $21.87 $18.86 -13.8% $59.40 31.7% 2,373 49.3% 91.9%

Northern Appalachian Basin North Carolina $24.40 $21.94 -10.1% $66.92 32.8% 1,797 47.2% 99.8%

Northern Appalachian Basin Ohio $11.15 $10.95 -1.8% $70.01 15.6% 3,644 51.7% 94.7%

Northern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania $14.08 $16.15 14.7% $68.48 23.6% 18,985 38.6% 55.2%

Northern Appalachian Basin South Carolina W $13.98 W $80.48 17.4% 2,950 W 96.7%

Northern Appalachian Basin Virginia W $22.30 W $86.51 25.8% 163 W 100.0%

Northern Appalachian Basin West Virginia W $8.98 W $70.23 12.8% 1,809 W 92.2%

Northern Appalachian Basin Wisconsin W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Alabama W $24.14 W $107.12 22.5% 973 W 87.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Delaware $23.57 $14.69 -37.7% $69.95 21.0% 1,417 43.0% 14.2%

Central Appalachian Basin Florida $28.31 $26.59 -6.1% $87.13 30.5% 7,235 28.3% 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Georgia $25.09 $23.27 -7.2% $108.36 21.5% 20,119 41.5% 99.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Indiana W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin Kentucky W $13.16 W $75.75 17.4% 2,864 W 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Maryland $24.19 $23.54 -2.6% $82.62 28.5% 4,021 8.0% 99.5%

Central Appalachian Basin Massachusetts - $11.34 - $86.23 13.2% 1,138 - 26.1%

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Table 22. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, basin to state, 2009

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB
2

Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB

Central Appalachian Basin Michigan $14.62 $16.39 12.1% $75.40 21.7% 5,397 40.6% 92.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Mississippi W $21.30 W $85.94 24.8% 1,294 W 90.2%

Central Appalachian Basin Missouri W $37.60 W $125.23 30.0% 42 W 98.9%

Central Appalachian Basin New Hampshire W W W W W W W W

Central Appalachian Basin New Jersey - $28.55 - $111.10 25.7% 328 - 98.1%

Central Appalachian Basin New York $25.18 W W W W W 100.0% W

Central Appalachian Basin North Carolina $22.53 $20.11 -10.7% $90.10 22.3% 26,193 36.1% 99.3%

Central Appalachian Basin Ohio $11.47 $11.86 3.4% $120.30 9.9% 1,265 45.0% 98.3%

Central Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania W $21.51 W $63.54 33.8% 301 W 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin South Carolina $20.12 $18.98 -5.6% $92.01 20.6% 14,027 32.4% 95.7%

Central Appalachian Basin Tennessee $11.77 $12.34 4.9% $78.54 15.7% 3,175 52.8% 100.0%

Central Appalachian Basin Virginia $18.99 $16.28 -14.3% $76.59 21.3% 8,642 42.2% 98.5%

Central Appalachian Basin West Virginia $8.74 $9.47 8.3% $61.29 15.4% 854 100.0% 100.0%

Southern Appalachian Basin Alabama W $13.57 W $63.54 21.4% 3,612 W 99.6%

Southern Appalachian Basin Georgia W $19.58 W $82.89 23.6% 538 W 99.9%

Southern Appalachian Basin Illinois W - - - - - - -

Southern Appalachian Basin Kentucky - W - W W W - W

Southern Appalachian Basin Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Alabama W $9.23 W $44.38 20.8% 1,610 W 100.0%

Illinois Basin Florida W $43.37 W $89.13 48.7% 2,609 W 100.0%

Illinois Basin Georgia - $31.05 - $92.87 33.4% 297 - 100.0%

Illinois Basin Illinois W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Indiana $4.75 $4.86 2.4% $41.43 11.7% 24,435 17.3% 95.7%

Illinois Basin Iowa W - - - - - - -

Illinois Basin Kentucky W $5.88 W $39.09 15.0% 7,439 W 98.9%

Illinois Basin Michigan - $4.79 - $63.91 7.5% 51 - 99.3%
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Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB

Illinois Basin Minnesota - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Missouri W W W W W W W W

Illinois Basin Pennsylvania - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Tennessee - W - W W W - W

Illinois Basin Wisconsin W $23.13 W $64.08 36.1% 225 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin Alabama W $18.81 W $30.57 61.5% 12,308 W 99.8%

Powder River Basin Arizona W $19.61 W $31.31 62.6% 5,630 W 94.3%

Powder River Basin Arkansas W $17.91 W $29.37 61.0% 14,387 W 91.0%

Powder River Basin Colorado $10.95 $11.38 3.8% $22.01 51.7% 8,045 48.4% 99.1%

Powder River Basin Georgia - $24.16 - $34.39 70.2% 13,512 - 100.0%

Powder River Basin Illinois $14.85 $14.71 -0.9% $27.92 52.7% 47,388 35.3% 96.9%

Powder River Basin Indiana W $20.69 W $34.60 59.8% 19,442 W 63.2%

Powder River Basin Iowa $8.88 $9.72 9.4% $20.00 48.6% 21,656 60.7% 99.6%

Powder River Basin Kansas $13.60 $13.15 -3.3% $24.14 54.5% 20,015 29.9% 99.7%

Powder River Basin Kentucky W $18.81 W $32.27 58.3% 1,812 W 95.7%

Powder River Basin Louisiana W $30.66 W $44.06 69.6% 13,273 W 31.4%

Powder River Basin Maryland W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Michigan $20.21 $16.33 -19.2% $29.91 54.6% 28,587 13.4% 99.0%

Powder River Basin Minnesota $16.40 $16.76 2.2% $29.19 57.4% 16,751 45.2% 89.7%

Powder River Basin Mississippi W W W W W W W W

Powder River Basin Missouri $12.69 $12.79 0.8% $25.11 51.0% 40,694 49.0% 100.0%

Powder River Basin Montana W $10.54 W $20.04 52.6% 702 W 99.9%

Powder River Basin Nebraska $7.97 $9.92 24.4% $22.77 43.5% 13,940 36.0% 97.1%

Powder River Basin Nevada W $32.70 W $43.29 75.5% 1,822 W 45.8%

Powder River Basin New York W $35.89 W $56.55 63.5% 2,748 W 7.2%

Powder River Basin North Dakota W $14.04 W $21.73 64.6% 980 W 100.0%
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Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB

Powder River Basin Ohio $34.70 $26.47 -23.7% $40.14 65.9% 6,341 23.0% 74.2%

Powder River Basin Oklahoma $17.40 $18.22 4.7% $29.30 62.2% 20,724 45.3% 85.0%

Powder River Basin Oregon - $18.59 - $29.57 62.9% 1,552 - 100.0%

Powder River Basin Pennsylvania - $39.71 - $54.00 73.5% 146 - 99.7%

Powder River Basin South Dakota W $20.23 W $30.66 66.0% 2,051 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin Tennessee - $21.39 - $36.52 58.6% 6,302 - 93.1%

Powder River Basin Texas $15.84 $14.39 -9.1% $27.44 52.5% 62,022 48.6% 66.9%

Powder River Basin Utah W - - - - - - -

Powder River Basin Washington W $25.26 W $35.63 70.9% 5,556 W 100.0%

Powder River Basin West Virginia - W - W W W - W

Powder River Basin Wisconsin $18.59 $19.42 4.5% $32.62 59.5% 20,924 30.6% 99.1%

Powder River Basin Wyoming W $5.98 W $15.28 39.1% 13,674 W 79.8%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Alabama W $29.12 W $70.31 41.4% 1,558 W 96.4%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Arizona W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin California W $32.63 W $72.13 45.2% 882 W 79.4%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Colorado $11.02 $8.47 -23.2% $39.81 21.3% 6,665 49.2% 97.2%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Idaho W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Indiana - W - W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Iowa W - - - - - - -

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Mississippi W $42.82 W $75.97 56.4% 1,660 W 54.1%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Missouri - $29.15 - $104.21 28.0% 326 - 100.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nebraska - W - W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Nevada W $16.24 W $52.23 31.1% 2,239 W 100.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Oklahoma W W W W W W W W
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Origin Basin Destination State STB EIA STB EIA 

Transportation cost

per short ton (nominal)

Shipments with 

transportation

rates over

total shipments

(percent)

Percent 

transportation cost 

is of total delivered 

cost

EIA

Shipments

(1,000 short tons)

EIA

Total

delivered 

cost

per short ton

(nominal)

EIA

Percent 

difference

EIA vs. STB

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Tennessee - $23.68 - $69.47 34.1% 1,736 - 100.0%

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Utah W W W W W W W W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Virginia - W - W W W - W

Uinta (Colorado-Utah) Basin Wisconsin - $53.57 - $90.17 59.4% 670 - 99.9%

- = No data reported or value not applicable

STB Data Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

EIA Data Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report
1

Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 23. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, STB data

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Alabama Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Colorado Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado California - - - W W - - - W - -

Colorado Colorado $7.85 $6.83 $6.59 $7.46 $8.40 $11.55 $12.22 $10.67 $10.97 4.3 2.8

Colorado Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Colorado Iowa $14.58 W W W W W W - W W -

Colorado Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Colorado Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Colorado Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Missouri W W - - W - - - - - -

Colorado Nevada - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado New York W - - - W W - - - - -

Colorado Ohio - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Colorado Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Colorado Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Utah - W - W - - - - W - -

Colorado Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

Illinois Alabama W W W - - W W W - - -

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Illinois Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Illinois $4.33 $4.59 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Kentucky W - - W - - - - - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois New York - - - - W - - - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin W W W W W W W W W W W

Indiana Illinois W - - - - - - - - - -

Indiana Indiana W W W W $5.60 $3.34 $3.40 $3.49 $3.08 W -11.7

Indiana Kentucky - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana New York - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana Wisconsin - W W W W W - - - - -

Kentucky Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Delaware W W $20.75 W W W W $20.89 W W W

Kentucky Florida $20.89 $20.04 $20.63 $19.76 $22.24 $23.10 $21.83 $33.87 $33.48 6.1 -1.2

Kentucky Georgia $13.14 $14.98 $19.18 $17.96 $15.18 $16.12 $24.60 $23.10 $24.39 8.0 5.6

Kentucky Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Indiana W W W - - W W W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky W W W W $6.81 $7.84 $9.09 $6.87 $6.21 W -9.6

Kentucky Maryland W W - W W - W W W W W

Kentucky Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $10.11 $10.63 $10.47 $15.08 $14.52 $16.67 $15.65 $14.70 $14.92 5.0 1.5

Kentucky Mississippi W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New Jersey - W W W - - W W - - -

Kentucky New York $15.21 W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $13.68 $16.82 $17.43 $15.98 $19.59 $20.76 $21.03 $23.41 $22.98 6.7 -1.8

Kentucky Ohio $12.31 $12.32 W $14.44 $15.39 W $23.15 $19.20 $16.49 3.7 -14.1

Kentucky Pennsylvania W W W $20.88 W - W W - - -
3

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Kentucky South Carolina $12.72 $11.83 $12.76 $13.58 $16.07 $15.07 $16.53 $15.14 $19.49 5.5 28.7

Kentucky Tennessee $7.47 $8.62 $8.86 $10.62 $10.45 $11.57 $13.63 $15.40 $15.30 9.4 -0.6

Kentucky Virginia $13.97 $13.71 $14.69 $16.53 $18.58 $20.36 $19.60 $21.14 $20.46 4.9 -3.2

Kentucky West Virginia - - - W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Wisconsin - - W W W W W W - - -

Maryland Maryland W - - - - - - - W W -

Maryland New York W - - - - - - - - - -

Maryland West Virginia - - - - W W - - - - -

Montana Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Montana Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Iowa - W W - - W - - - - -

Montana Kansas - - W W W - - - - - -

Montana Massachusetts - - - - W - - - - - -

Montana Minnesota $11.14 $11.04 $11.41 $10.80 $11.47 $11.64 $13.81 $14.94 $15.62 4.3 4.5

Montana New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio - - - - - W W W W - W

Montana South Dakota - - - - - W - - - - -

Montana Texas - - - - - - - W - - -

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

New Mexico Arizona $6.40 W $7.40 W W W $7.61 W W W W

New Mexico California - - W W W W - - - - -

New Mexico Colorado - - - - - - W W W - W

North Dakota North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Ohio Delaware - - W W W - W W - - -

Ohio Indiana W - - - W W - - - - -

Ohio New York - - W W W - W - - - -

Ohio Ohio W W W W W W - W - - -

Ohio Pennsylvania - - - W - W - W - - -

Ohio West Virginia W W - - - W W - - - -
4

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Pennsylvania Delaware W W $15.50 $13.52 - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Florida W W - W - W W - W W -

Pennsylvania Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana - - - - - W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Maryland $11.46 $10.66 W W $15.15 $15.38 W $21.73 W W W

Pennsylvania Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Michigan W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New York $13.11 $11.94 $13.24 $13.30 $19.60 $19.86 $24.20 W $23.48 7.6 W

Pennsylvania North Carolina - - - - - - - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio W $7.65 $6.36 $10.64 W $13.34 $14.61 $13.05 $11.24 W -13.9

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $9.31 $13.78 $12.39 $12.02 $11.20 $13.66 $13.39 $14.32 $13.80 5.0 -3.6

Pennsylvania South Carolina - - W W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Virginia W W - - - - - - W W -

Pennsylvania West Virginia - - - W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Tennessee Alabama - - W W W W - - - - -

Tennessee Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee North Carolina - - - W - W W W W - W

Tennessee South Carolina W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee Tennessee - - - W W - - W W - W

Tennessee Virginia - - - W - - - - - - -

Texas Texas - W W W W W W W W - W

Utah Alabama - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah California W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Colorado - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Utah Iowa W W - W W - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W - - - - W - W W W W
5

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Utah Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Utah Nebraska - W - - - - - W - - -

Utah Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah New York - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Ohio - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Utah Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin W W W - W - - - - - -

Virginia Alabama W W - - - W - W W W W

Virginia Delaware W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia Florida - W - W - W W - W - -

Virginia Georgia $12.29 $13.37 $16.98 $26.65 $27.78 $30.83 $30.81 $24.68 $25.91 9.8 5.0

Virginia Indiana W W W - - - - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maryland W W W W W W - - - - -

Virginia Michigan - - W - - W - - W - -

Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New York - - - - W W - - - - -

Virginia North Carolina $12.23 $14.52 $14.61 $17.28 $21.59 $26.24 $28.43 $26.41 $23.43 8.5 -11.3

Virginia Ohio W W $9.18 - W - - W - - -

Virginia Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Virginia Pennsylvania W W W W - - - W - - -

Virginia South Carolina $10.45 $15.66 W W W $25.81 W W W W W

Virginia Tennessee $6.30 $5.77 $6.26 $9.30 $10.28 $9.62 $13.66 $11.48 $11.28 7.5 -1.7

Virginia Virginia $10.19 $10.11 $13.58 $21.71 $26.86 $32.44 $31.65 $23.55 $18.81 8.0 -20.1

Virginia West Virginia - - - W W - - - - - -
6

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Virginia Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Alabama - W W W W W - W W - W

West Virginia Delaware $18.21 W W $20.31 $22.62 $24.64 $28.09 $23.85 $23.48 3.2 -1.5

West Virginia Florida $20.28 $19.51 $20.42 $21.70 $23.56 $28.39 $26.19 $30.65 $30.75 5.3 0.3

West Virginia Georgia $16.27 $16.20 $19.32 $19.56 W W W $28.14 $27.46 6.8 -2.4

West Virginia Illinois - W - - W - - - - - -

West Virginia Indiana W W W W $18.33 $14.52 W W W W W

West Virginia Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Maryland $9.49 $9.85 $10.70 $11.69 $10.37 $13.09 $14.86 $19.16 $19.63 9.5 2.5

West Virginia Massachusetts W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Michigan $12.12 $12.20 $12.07 $11.85 $11.37 $12.35 $11.90 $14.62 $13.90 1.7 -4.9

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - W - - W W - W

West Virginia Missouri - - - - - W - - - - -

West Virginia New Hampshire W W - W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Jersey W $18.18 $19.23 $22.55 W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $16.17 $16.08 $13.84 $15.67 $17.04 $20.21 $20.45 $19.62 $21.77 3.8 10.9

West Virginia North Carolina $12.64 $17.28 $18.99 $19.42 $22.22 $26.54 $28.00 $25.08 $22.21 7.3 -11.4

West Virginia Ohio $10.20 $10.32 $10.93 $11.20 $11.89 $11.36 $12.04 W W W W

West Virginia Pennsylvania $12.52 $12.71 $14.12 $15.33 $17.72 $19.11 $22.91 $16.46 $15.54 2.7 -5.6

West Virginia South Carolina $15.73 $16.86 $15.57 $17.97 $22.28 $19.80 $17.34 $15.70 $19.71 2.9 25.6

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W $11.11 W W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia $14.44 $13.24 $14.57 $16.79 $19.33 $19.21 $18.03 $18.13 $18.21 2.9 0.4

West Virginia West Virginia $4.78 $4.22 $4.55 $4.82 $5.16 $5.96 $5.10 $7.52 $8.25 7.0 9.7

Wyoming Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arkansas W W W $15.18 W W W W W W W

Wyoming Colorado $7.64 $7.70 $8.18 $7.87 $8.13 $9.56 $10.18 $9.89 $10.95 4.6 10.7

Wyoming Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Wyoming Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Wyoming Idaho W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Illinois $11.85 $12.38 $23.43 $9.62 $11.21 $12.19 $12.45 $13.85 $14.84 2.9 7.2
7

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton Annual percent change

Wyoming Indiana W - - - W W W W W W W

Wyoming Iowa $8.56 $8.64 $8.10 $9.31 $8.52 $8.25 $8.30 $8.87 $8.88 0.4 0.1

Wyoming Kansas $15.15 $14.38 $13.90 $14.76 $14.97 $15.44 $15.51 $13.94 $13.60 -1.3 -2.5

Wyoming Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Wyoming Michigan - W W $5.39 $6.26 $7.12 $7.06 $20.87 $20.20 - -3.2

Wyoming Minnesota $10.25 $10.74 $11.40 $12.50 $12.78 $13.24 $20.32 $19.30 $17.85 7.2 -7.5

Wyoming Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Wyoming Missouri $11.21 $9.96 $9.69 $9.98 $10.97 $10.89 $13.37 $13.69 $12.69 1.6 -7.3

Wyoming Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Nebraska $6.05 $5.74 $5.89 $6.96 $7.20 $7.64 $7.88 $7.36 $7.96 3.5 8.2

Wyoming Nevada W - W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Wyoming New York - W W W W $36.42 W W W - W

Wyoming North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio - - - W W W W $33.29 $33.81 - 1.6

Wyoming Oklahoma $12.40 $10.65 $9.63 $11.94 $12.03 $12.73 $13.57 $13.52 $17.41 4.3 28.8

Wyoming Oregon W - - W - - - - - - -

Wyoming South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Texas $15.46 $15.43 $14.40 $14.49 $14.88 $15.00 $15.54 $15.74 $15.83 0.3 0.6

Wyoming Utah - - - W W W - W W - W

Wyoming Washington - - - - - W W W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $12.88 $12.81 $12.07 $12.88 $14.25 $15.99 $18.05 $18.43 $18.59 4.7 0.9

Wyoming Wyoming $3.20 $3.17 $3.41 $4.17 $5.91 $6.76 $7.43 $6.95 $5.21 6.3 -25.0

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
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Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 24. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, STB data

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Alabama Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Colorado Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado California - - - W W - - - W - -

Colorado Colorado $8.65 $7.41 $7.00 $7.71 $8.40 $11.19 $11.51 $9.82 $9.99 1.8 1.7

Colorado Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Colorado Iowa $16.07 W W W W W W - W W -

Colorado Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Colorado Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Colorado Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Missouri W W - - W - - - - - -

Colorado Nevada - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado New York W - - - W W - - - - -

Colorado Ohio - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Colorado Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Colorado Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Utah - W - W - - - - W - -

Colorado Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

Illinois Alabama W W W - - W W W - - -

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Illinois Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Illinois $4.77 $4.98 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Kentucky W - - W - - - - - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois New York - - - - W - - - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin W W W W W W W W W W W

Indiana Illinois W - - - - - - - - - -

Indiana Indiana W W W W $5.60 $3.23 $3.20 $3.22 $2.81 W -12.6

Indiana Kentucky - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana New York - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana Wisconsin - W W W W W - - - - -

Kentucky Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Delaware W W $22.04 W W W W $19.24 W W W

Kentucky Florida $23.03 $21.74 $21.92 $20.41 $22.24 $22.38 $20.55 $31.19 $30.51 3.6 -2.2

Kentucky Georgia $14.48 $16.25 $20.37 $18.56 $15.18 $15.62 $23.16 $21.28 $22.23 5.5 4.5

Kentucky Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Indiana W W W - - W W W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky W W W W $6.81 $7.60 $8.55 $6.33 $5.66 W -10.5

Kentucky Maryland W W - W W - W W W W W

Kentucky Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $11.14 $11.54 $11.13 $15.58 $14.52 $16.14 $14.73 $13.54 $13.59 2.5 0.4

Kentucky Mississippi W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New Jersey - W W W - - W W - - -

Kentucky New York $16.76 W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $15.08 $18.25 $18.52 $16.51 $19.59 $20.11 $19.80 $21.56 $20.95 4.2 -2.8

Kentucky Ohio $13.56 $13.36 W $14.92 $15.39 W $21.79 $17.68 $15.03 1.3 -15.0

Kentucky Pennsylvania W W W $21.58 W - W W - - -
3

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Kentucky South Carolina $14.02 $12.83 $13.55 $14.03 $16.07 $14.60 $15.56 $13.94 $17.76 3.0 27.4

Kentucky Tennessee $8.24 $9.35 $9.41 $10.98 $10.45 $11.20 $12.83 $14.18 $13.94 6.8 -1.7

Kentucky Virginia $15.40 $14.87 $15.61 $17.07 $18.58 $19.72 $18.45 $19.47 $18.64 2.4 -4.2

Kentucky West Virginia - - - W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Wisconsin - - W W W W W W - - -

Maryland Maryland W - - - - - - - W W -

Maryland New York W - - - - - - - - - -

Maryland West Virginia - - - - W W - - - - -

Montana Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Montana Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Iowa - W W - - W - - - - -

Montana Kansas - - W W W - - - - - -

Montana Massachusetts - - - - W - - - - - -

Montana Minnesota $12.27 $11.97 $12.12 $11.16 $11.47 $11.28 $13.00 $13.76 $14.23 1.9 3.4

Montana New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio - - - - - W W W W - W

Montana South Dakota - - - - - W - - - - -

Montana Texas - - - - - - - W - - -

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

New Mexico Arizona $7.06 W $7.86 W W W $7.16 W W W W

New Mexico California - - W W W W - - - - -

New Mexico Colorado - - - - - - W W W - W

North Dakota North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Ohio Delaware - - W W W - W W - - -

Ohio Indiana W - - - W W - - - - -

Ohio New York - - W W W - W - - - -

Ohio Ohio W W W W W W - W - - -

Ohio Pennsylvania - - - W - W - W - - -

Ohio West Virginia W W - - - W W - - - -
4

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Pennsylvania Delaware W W $16.46 $13.97 - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Florida W W - W - W W - W W -

Pennsylvania Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana - - - - - W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Maryland $12.64 $11.57 W W $15.15 $14.90 W $20.01 W W W

Pennsylvania Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Michigan W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New York $14.45 $12.95 $14.06 $13.74 $19.60 $19.23 $22.78 W $21.40 5.0 W

Pennsylvania North Carolina - - - - - - - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio W $8.30 $6.76 $10.99 W $12.92 $13.75 $12.02 $10.24 W -14.8

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $10.27 $14.95 $13.16 $12.42 $11.20 $13.23 $12.60 $13.19 $12.57 2.6 -4.6

Pennsylvania South Carolina - - W W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Virginia W W - - - - - - W W -

Pennsylvania West Virginia - - - W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Tennessee Alabama - - W W W W - - - - -

Tennessee Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee North Carolina - - - W - W W W W - W

Tennessee South Carolina W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee Tennessee - - - W W - - W W - W

Tennessee Virginia - - - W - - - - - - -

Texas Texas - W W W W W W W W - W

Utah Alabama - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah California W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Colorado - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Utah Iowa W W - W W - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W - - - - W - W W W W
5

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Utah Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Utah Nebraska - W - - - - - W - - -

Utah Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah New York - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Ohio - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Utah Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin W W W - W - - - - - -

Virginia Alabama W W - - - W - W W W W

Virginia Delaware W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia Florida - W - W - W W - W - -

Virginia Georgia $13.54 $14.51 $18.04 $27.54 $27.78 $29.86 $29.00 $22.73 $23.61 7.2 3.9

Virginia Indiana W W W - - - - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maryland W W W W W W - - - - -

Virginia Michigan - - W - - W - - W - -

Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New York - - - - W W - - - - -

Virginia North Carolina $13.48 $15.75 $15.52 $17.86 $21.59 $25.42 $26.77 $24.32 $21.35 5.9 -12.2

Virginia Ohio W W $9.75 - W - - W - - -

Virginia Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Virginia Pennsylvania W W W W - - - W - - -

Virginia South Carolina $11.52 $16.99 W W W $25.00 W W W W W

Virginia Tennessee $6.95 $6.26 $6.65 $9.61 $10.28 $9.32 $12.86 $10.57 $10.28 5.0 -2.8

Virginia Virginia $11.24 $10.97 $14.43 $22.43 $26.86 $31.42 $29.79 $21.69 $17.14 5.4 -21.0

Virginia West Virginia - - - W W - - - - - -
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Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Virginia Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Alabama - W W W W W - W W - W

West Virginia Delaware $20.07 W W $20.99 $22.62 $23.86 $26.44 $21.96 $21.39 0.8 -2.6

West Virginia Florida $22.35 $21.16 $21.69 $22.42 $23.56 $27.50 $24.65 $28.23 $28.02 2.9 -0.7

West Virginia Georgia $17.93 $17.57 $20.52 $20.21 W W W $25.92 $25.02 4.3 -3.5

West Virginia Illinois - W - - W - - - - - -

West Virginia Indiana W W W W $18.33 $14.06 W W W W W

West Virginia Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Maryland $10.46 $10.68 $11.37 $12.08 $10.37 $12.68 $13.98 $17.64 $17.89 6.9 1.4

West Virginia Massachusetts W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Michigan $13.36 $13.23 $12.82 $12.24 $11.37 $11.96 $11.20 $13.47 $12.67 -0.7 -5.9

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - W - - W W - W

West Virginia Missouri - - - - - W - - - - -

West Virginia New Hampshire W W - W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Jersey W $19.72 $20.43 $23.30 W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $17.83 $17.44 $14.70 $16.19 $17.04 $19.58 $19.25 $18.07 $19.84 1.3 9.8

West Virginia North Carolina $13.94 $18.75 $20.17 $20.06 $22.22 $25.71 $26.36 $23.10 $20.24 4.8 -12.4

West Virginia Ohio $11.24 $11.19 $11.62 $11.57 $11.89 $11.00 $11.34 W W W W

West Virginia Pennsylvania $13.80 $13.79 $15.01 $15.84 $17.72 $18.51 $21.57 $15.16 $14.16 0.3 -6.6

West Virginia South Carolina $17.33 $18.29 $16.54 $18.57 $22.28 $19.18 $16.32 $14.45 $17.96 0.4 24.3

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W $11.11 W W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia $15.92 $14.36 $15.47 $17.35 $19.33 $18.61 $16.97 $16.70 $16.59 0.5 -0.6

West Virginia West Virginia $5.27 $4.58 $4.83 $4.99 $5.16 $5.77 $4.80 $6.92 $7.52 4.5 8.5

Wyoming Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arkansas W W W $15.69 W W W W W W W

Wyoming Colorado $8.42 $8.35 $8.69 $8.13 $8.13 $9.26 $9.58 $9.11 $9.98 2.1 9.6

Wyoming Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Wyoming Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Wyoming Idaho W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Illinois $13.06 $13.43 $24.89 $9.94 $11.21 $11.81 $11.72 $12.75 $13.52 0.4 6.1
7

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Wyoming Indiana W - - - W W W W W W W

Wyoming Iowa $9.44 $9.37 $8.60 $9.62 $8.52 $7.99 $7.81 $8.17 $8.09 -1.9 -0.9

Wyoming Kansas $16.70 $15.59 $14.77 $15.25 $14.97 $14.96 $14.60 $12.84 $12.39 -3.7 -3.5

Wyoming Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Wyoming Michigan - W W $5.57 $6.26 $6.90 $6.65 $19.22 $18.41 - -4.2

Wyoming Minnesota $11.30 $11.65 $12.11 $12.92 $12.78 $12.83 $19.13 $17.78 $16.26 4.7 -8.5

Wyoming Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Wyoming Missouri $12.36 $10.80 $10.30 $10.32 $10.97 $10.55 $12.59 $12.61 $11.56 -0.8 -8.3

Wyoming Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Nebraska $6.67 $6.23 $6.25 $7.19 $7.20 $7.40 $7.41 $6.78 $7.26 1.1 7.0

Wyoming Nevada W - W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Wyoming New York - W W W W $35.28 W W W - W

Wyoming North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio - - - W W W W $30.66 $30.81 - 0.5

Wyoming Oklahoma $13.67 $11.56 $10.23 $12.33 $12.03 $12.33 $12.77 $12.45 $15.86 1.9 27.4

Wyoming Oregon W - - W - - - - - - -

Wyoming South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Texas $17.04 $16.74 $15.30 $14.97 $14.88 $14.53 $14.63 $14.49 $14.43 -2.1 -0.5

Wyoming Utah - - - W W W - W W - W

Wyoming Washington - - - - - W W W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $14.20 $13.89 $12.82 $13.31 $14.25 $15.49 $16.99 $16.97 $16.94 2.2 -0.2

Wyoming Wyoming $3.52 $3.44 $3.63 $4.31 $5.91 $6.54 $6.99 $6.40 $4.75 3.8 -25.8

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
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Table 25. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, STB data

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Alabama Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Colorado Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado California - - - W W - - - W - -

Colorado Colorado $0.0431 $0.0403 $0.0385 $0.0463 $0.0478 $0.0623 $0.0646 $0.0655 $0.0655 5.4 0.0

Colorado Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Colorado Iowa $0.0124 W W W W W W - W W -

Colorado Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Colorado Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Colorado Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Missouri W W - - W - - - - - -

Colorado Nevada - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado New York W - - - W W - - - - -

Colorado Ohio - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Colorado Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Colorado Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Utah - W - W - - - - W - -

Colorado Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

Illinois Alabama W W W - - W W W - - -

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Illinois Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Illinois $0.0350 $0.0366 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Kentucky W - - W - - - - - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois New York - - - - W - - - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin W W W W W W W W W W W

Indiana Illinois W - - - - - - - - - -

Indiana Indiana W W W W $0.1272 $0.0761 $0.0780 $0.0864 $0.0954 W 10.5

Indiana Kentucky - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana New York - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana Wisconsin - W W W W W - - - - -

Kentucky Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Delaware W W $0.0323 W W W W $0.0325 W W W

Kentucky Florida $0.0231 $0.0224 $0.0228 $0.0212 $0.0243 $0.0259 $0.0245 $0.0393 $0.0381 6.5 -3.1

Kentucky Georgia $0.0263 $0.0308 $0.0390 $0.0384 $0.0300 $0.0328 $0.0504 $0.0484 $0.0509 8.6 5.2

Kentucky Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Indiana W W W - - W W W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky W W W W $0.0448 $0.0617 $0.0664 $0.0548 $0.0527 W -3.9

Kentucky Maryland W W - W W - W W W W W

Kentucky Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $0.0211 $0.0241 $0.0228 $0.0351 $0.0349 $0.0398 $0.0394 $0.0354 $0.0379 7.6 6.9

Kentucky Mississippi W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New Jersey - W W W - - W W - - -

Kentucky New York $0.0192 W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $0.0293 $0.0384 $0.0365 $0.0329 $0.0406 $0.0410 $0.0406 $0.0478 $0.0488 6.6 2.3

Kentucky Ohio $0.0300 $0.0288 W $0.0395 $0.0347 W $0.0610 $0.0479 $0.0471 5.8 -1.6

Kentucky Pennsylvania W W W $0.0382 W - W W - - -
3

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Kentucky South Carolina $0.0181 $0.0163 $0.0193 $0.0198 $0.0231 $0.0216 $0.0227 $0.0201 $0.0255 4.4 26.9

Kentucky Tennessee $0.0304 $0.0293 $0.0302 $0.0377 $0.0401 $0.0473 $0.0507 $0.0686 $0.0707 11.1 3.1

Kentucky Virginia $0.0235 $0.0225 $0.0237 $0.0277 $0.0322 $0.0366 $0.0310 $0.0336 $0.0323 4.0 -4.0

Kentucky West Virginia - - - W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Wisconsin - - W W W W W W - - -

Maryland Maryland W - - - - - - - W W -

Maryland New York W - - - - - - - - - -

Maryland West Virginia - - - - W W - - - - -

Montana Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Montana Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Iowa - W W - - W - - - - -

Montana Kansas - - W W W - - - - - -

Montana Massachusetts - - - - W - - - - - -

Montana Minnesota $0.0134 $0.0132 $0.0137 $0.0131 $0.0134 $0.0135 $0.0163 $0.0175 $0.0183 3.9 4.5

Montana New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio - - - - - W W W W - W

Montana South Dakota - - - - - W - - - - -

Montana Texas - - - - - - - W - - -

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

New Mexico Arizona $0.0374 W $0.0362 W W W $0.0425 W W W W

New Mexico California - - W W W W - - - - -

New Mexico Colorado - - - - - - W W W - W

North Dakota North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Ohio Delaware - - W W W - W W - - -

Ohio Indiana W - - - W W - - - - -

Ohio New York - - W W W - W - - - -

Ohio Ohio W W W W W W - W - - -

Ohio Pennsylvania - - - W - W - W - - -

Ohio West Virginia W W - - - W W - - - -
4

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Pennsylvania Delaware W W $0.0324 $0.0279 - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Florida W W - W - W W - W W -

Pennsylvania Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana - - - - - W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Maryland $0.0257 $0.0242 W W $0.0326 $0.0329 W $0.0475 W W W

Pennsylvania Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Michigan W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New York $0.0339 $0.0303 $0.0307 $0.0301 $0.0412 $0.0425 $0.0505 W $0.0474 4.3 W

Pennsylvania North Carolina - - - - - - - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio W $0.0335 $0.0319 $0.0466 W $0.0529 $0.0589 $0.0518 $0.0509 W -1.7

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $0.0383 $0.0540 $0.0500 $0.0441 $0.0410 $0.0507 $0.0486 $0.0502 $0.0500 3.4 -0.4

Pennsylvania South Carolina - - W W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Virginia W W - - - - - - W W -

Pennsylvania West Virginia - - - W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Tennessee Alabama - - W W W W - - - - -

Tennessee Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee North Carolina - - - W - W W W W - W

Tennessee South Carolina W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee Tennessee - - - W W - - W W - W

Tennessee Virginia - - - W - - - - - - -

Texas Texas - W W W W W W W W - W

Utah Alabama - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah California W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Colorado - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Utah Iowa W W - W W - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W - - - - W - W W W W
5

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Utah Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Utah Nebraska - W - - - - - W - - -

Utah Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah New York - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Ohio - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Utah Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin W W W - W - - - - - -

Virginia Alabama W W - - - W - W W W W

Virginia Delaware W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia Florida - W - W - W W - W - -

Virginia Georgia $0.0318 $0.0350 $0.0457 $0.0711 $0.0746 $0.0818 $0.0813 $0.0661 $0.0675 9.9 2.2

Virginia Indiana W W W - - - - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maryland W W W W W W - - - - -

Virginia Michigan - - W - - W - - W - -

Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New York - - - - W W - - - - -

Virginia North Carolina $0.0351 $0.0366 $0.0402 $0.0474 $0.0597 $0.0758 $0.0820 $0.0772 $0.0711 9.2 -7.9

Virginia Ohio W W $0.0234 - W - - W - - -

Virginia Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Virginia Pennsylvania W W W W - - - W - - -

Virginia South Carolina $0.0191 $0.0361 W W W $0.0563 W W W W W

Virginia Tennessee $0.0551 $0.0383 $0.0556 $0.0746 $0.0755 $0.0820 $0.1201 $0.1104 $0.1146 9.6 3.8

Virginia Virginia $0.0227 $0.0265 $0.0346 $0.0563 $0.0721 $0.0880 $0.0935 $0.0778 $0.0612 13.2 -21.3

Virginia West Virginia - - - W W - - - - - -
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Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Virginia Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Alabama - W W W W W - W W - W

West Virginia Delaware $0.0298 W W $0.0335 $0.0367 $0.0405 $0.0473 $0.0389 $0.0390 3.4 0.4

West Virginia Florida $0.0170 $0.0167 $0.0169 $0.0185 $0.0204 $0.0227 $0.0202 $0.0238 $0.0243 4.5 2.1

West Virginia Georgia $0.0279 $0.0285 $0.0351 $0.0314 W W W $0.0538 $0.0447 6.1 -17.0

West Virginia Illinois - W - - W - - - - - -

West Virginia Indiana W W W W $0.0313 $0.0252 W W W W W

West Virginia Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Maryland $0.0284 $0.0275 $0.0293 $0.0334 $0.0315 $0.0373 $0.0424 $0.0482 $0.0469 6.5 -2.8

West Virginia Massachusetts W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Michigan $0.0252 $0.0248 $0.0260 $0.0246 $0.0251 $0.0269 $0.0275 $0.0328 $0.0316 2.9 -3.6

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - W - - W W - W

West Virginia Missouri - - - - - W - - - - -

West Virginia New Hampshire W W - W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Jersey W $0.0312 $0.0344 $0.0397 W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $0.0335 $0.0293 $0.0255 $0.0280 $0.0329 $0.0374 $0.0402 $0.0383 $0.0444 3.6 15.9

West Virginia North Carolina $0.0315 $0.0428 $0.0429 $0.0440 $0.0498 $0.0639 $0.0626 $0.0565 $0.0458 4.8 -18.9

West Virginia Ohio $0.0314 $0.0324 $0.0349 $0.0375 $0.0412 $0.0392 $0.0442 W W W W

West Virginia Pennsylvania $0.0301 $0.0301 $0.0340 $0.0421 $0.0509 $0.0606 $0.0655 $0.0528 $0.0468 5.7 -11.4

West Virginia South Carolina $0.0184 $0.0208 $0.0190 $0.0206 $0.0263 $0.0224 $0.0206 $0.0203 $0.0230 2.9 13.3

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W $0.0280 W W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia $0.0321 $0.0325 $0.0375 $0.0413 $0.0477 $0.0475 $0.0462 $0.0516 $0.0438 3.9 -15.2

West Virginia West Virginia $0.0421 $0.0417 $0.0434 $0.0433 $0.0490 $0.0551 $0.0585 $0.0721 $0.0740 7.3 2.6

Wyoming Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arkansas W W W $0.0119 W W W W W W W

Wyoming Colorado $0.0168 $0.0165 $0.0175 $0.0168 $0.0172 $0.0208 $0.0221 $0.0217 $0.0231 4.0 6.4

Wyoming Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Wyoming Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Wyoming Idaho W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Illinois $0.0099 $0.0104 $0.0196 $0.0080 $0.0093 $0.0103 $0.0106 $0.0118 $0.0126 3.1 7.2
7

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Nominal dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Wyoming Indiana W - - - W W W W W W W

Wyoming Iowa $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0100 $0.0113 $0.0102 $0.0095 $0.0099 $0.0106 $0.0107 -0.3 0.3

Wyoming Kansas $0.0208 $0.0195 $0.0189 $0.0205 $0.0204 $0.0210 $0.0211 $0.0187 $0.0188 -1.3 0.8

Wyoming Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Wyoming Michigan - W W $0.0037 $0.0043 $0.0050 $0.0050 $0.0152 $0.0147 - -2.7

Wyoming Minnesota $0.0095 $0.0100 $0.0106 $0.0115 $0.0119 $0.0124 $0.0188 $0.0180 $0.0165 7.2 -8.0

Wyoming Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Wyoming Missouri $0.0107 $0.0096 $0.0093 $0.0098 $0.0106 $0.0108 $0.0130 $0.0134 $0.0126 2.1 -5.8

Wyoming Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Nebraska $0.0112 $0.0107 $0.0108 $0.0127 $0.0132 $0.0140 $0.0140 $0.0132 $0.0166 5.0 25.5

Wyoming Nevada W - W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Wyoming New York - W W W W $0.0224 W W W - W

Wyoming North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio - - - W W W W $0.0221 $0.0225 - 1.6

Wyoming Oklahoma $0.0119 $0.0101 $0.0092 $0.0113 $0.0114 $0.0120 $0.0128 $0.0126 $0.0166 4.2 31.6

Wyoming Oregon W - - W - - - - - - -

Wyoming South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Texas $0.0109 $0.0110 $0.0102 $0.0102 $0.0109 $0.0108 $0.0111 $0.0114 $0.0112 0.3 -1.4

Wyoming Utah - - - W W W - W W - W

Wyoming Washington - - - - - W W W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $0.0107 $0.0106 $0.0099 $0.0106 $0.0116 $0.0130 $0.0147 $0.0149 $0.0147 4.1 -1.2

Wyoming Wyoming $0.0235 $0.0229 $0.0235 $0.0285 $0.0407 $0.0423 $0.0465 $0.0460 $0.0374 6.0 -18.7

 - = No waybills sampled

W = Data Withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample
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Table 26. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, STB data

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Alabama Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Alabama Illinois - - - - - W W W W - W

Colorado Alabama - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Arkansas - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado California - - - W W - - - W - -

Colorado Colorado $0.0475 $0.0438 $0.0409 $0.0478 $0.0478 $0.0603 $0.0608 $0.0603 $0.0597 2.9 -1.0

Colorado Delaware - - - - W W W W - - -

Colorado Georgia - - W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Colorado Iowa $0.0137 W W W W W W - W W -

Colorado Kansas W W W W W - - - - - -

Colorado Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Massachusetts - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Michigan - - - W - - - - - - -

Colorado Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Colorado Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Colorado Missouri W W - - W - - - - - -

Colorado Nevada - W W W W W W W W - W

Colorado New York W - - - W W - - - - -

Colorado Ohio - - - W W - - - - - -

Colorado Oklahoma - W - W W W W W W - W

Colorado Tennessee - - W - - - - - - - -

Colorado Texas W W W W W W W W - - -

Colorado Utah - W - W - - - - W - -

Colorado Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

Illinois Alabama W W W - - W W W - - -

Illinois Florida W W W W W W W W W W W

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change
2

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Illinois Georgia - - W W W W - - - - -

Illinois Illinois $0.0385 $0.0397 W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Iowa W W W W W W W W W W W

Illinois Kentucky W - - W - - - - - - -

Illinois Minnesota W W W W W W W - - - -

Illinois Missouri W W W W W W - - W W -

Illinois New York - - - - W - - - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin W W W W W W W W W W W

Indiana Illinois W - - - - - - - - - -

Indiana Indiana W W W W $0.1272 $0.0737 $0.0734 $0.0795 $0.0870 W 9.3

Indiana Kentucky - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana New York - - - W - - - - - - -

Indiana Wisconsin - W W W W W - - - - -

Kentucky Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky Delaware W W $0.0343 W W W W $0.0299 W W W

Kentucky Florida $0.0254 $0.0243 $0.0242 $0.0219 $0.0243 $0.0251 $0.0230 $0.0362 $0.0347 4.0 -4.1

Kentucky Georgia $0.0290 $0.0334 $0.0414 $0.0396 $0.0300 $0.0317 $0.0474 $0.0445 $0.0464 6.0 4.1

Kentucky Illinois W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Indiana W W W - - W W W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky W W W W $0.0448 $0.0598 $0.0625 $0.0505 $0.0480 W -4.9

Kentucky Maryland W W - W W - W W W W W

Kentucky Massachusetts W W W W - - - - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $0.0232 $0.0261 $0.0242 $0.0362 $0.0349 $0.0385 $0.0371 $0.0326 $0.0345 5.1 5.7

Kentucky Mississippi W W W W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Missouri W W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky New Jersey - W W W - - W W - - -

Kentucky New York $0.0211 W W W W W W W W W W

Kentucky North Carolina $0.0323 $0.0417 $0.0388 $0.0340 $0.0406 $0.0397 $0.0382 $0.0440 $0.0445 4.1 1.2

Kentucky Ohio $0.0331 $0.0313 W $0.0409 $0.0347 W $0.0574 $0.0441 $0.0430 3.3 -2.7

Kentucky Pennsylvania W W W $0.0395 W - W W - - -
3

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Kentucky South Carolina $0.0200 $0.0177 $0.0205 $0.0204 $0.0231 $0.0209 $0.0213 $0.0185 $0.0233 1.9 25.5

Kentucky Tennessee $0.0335 $0.0318 $0.0321 $0.0390 $0.0401 $0.0458 $0.0478 $0.0632 $0.0645 8.5 2.0

Kentucky Virginia $0.0259 $0.0244 $0.0252 $0.0287 $0.0322 $0.0355 $0.0292 $0.0310 $0.0294 1.6 -5.0

Kentucky West Virginia - - - W W W W W - - -

Kentucky Wisconsin - - W W W W W W - - -

Maryland Maryland W - - - - - - - W W -

Maryland New York W - - - - - - - - - -

Maryland West Virginia - - - - W W - - - - -

Montana Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Illinois W W W W - - - - - - -

Montana Indiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Iowa - W W - - W - - - - -

Montana Kansas - - W W W - - - - - -

Montana Massachusetts - - - - W - - - - - -

Montana Minnesota $0.0148 $0.0143 $0.0145 $0.0136 $0.0134 $0.0131 $0.0154 $0.0161 $0.0167 1.5 3.4

Montana New Hampshire W - - - - - - - - - -

Montana North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Montana Ohio - - - - - W W W W - W

Montana South Dakota - - - - - W - - - - -

Montana Texas - - - - - - - W - - -

Montana Washington W W W W W W W W W W W

New Mexico Arizona $0.0413 W $0.0385 W W W $0.0401 W W W W

New Mexico California - - W W W W - - - - -

New Mexico Colorado - - - - - - W W W - W

North Dakota North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Ohio Delaware - - W W W - W W - - -

Ohio Indiana W - - - W W - - - - -

Ohio New York - - W W W - W - - - -

Ohio Ohio W W W W W W - W - - -

Ohio Pennsylvania - - - W - W - W - - -

Ohio West Virginia W W - - - W W - - - -
4

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Pennsylvania Delaware W W $0.0344 $0.0288 - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Florida W W - W - W W - W W -

Pennsylvania Illinois W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana - - - - - W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Kentucky - - W W - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Maryland $0.0283 $0.0262 W W $0.0326 $0.0319 W $0.0438 W W W

Pennsylvania Massachusetts W W - - - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania Michigan W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey W W W W W W W W W W W

Pennsylvania New York $0.0373 $0.0329 $0.0326 $0.0311 $0.0412 $0.0412 $0.0476 W $0.0432 1.8 W

Pennsylvania North Carolina - - - - - - - - W - -

Pennsylvania Ohio W $0.0363 $0.0339 $0.0482 W $0.0512 $0.0555 $0.0477 $0.0464 W -2.8

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $0.0422 $0.0586 $0.0531 $0.0456 $0.0410 $0.0492 $0.0457 $0.0462 $0.0455 0.9 -1.4

Pennsylvania South Carolina - - W W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Virginia W W - - - - - - W W -

Pennsylvania West Virginia - - - W W W W W W - W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin W - - - - - - - W W -

Tennessee Alabama - - W W W W - - - - -

Tennessee Georgia W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee North Carolina - - - W - W W W W - W

Tennessee South Carolina W W W W W W W W W W W

Tennessee Tennessee - - - W W - - W W - W

Tennessee Virginia - - - W - - - - - - -

Texas Texas - W W W W W W W W - W

Utah Alabama - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah California W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Colorado - - - - - - - W W - W

Utah Idaho W W W W W W W - W W -

Utah Iowa W W - W W - - - - - -

Utah Kentucky W - - - - W - W W W W
5

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Utah Minnesota W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah Missouri W W W W W W W W - - -

Utah Nebraska - W - - - - - W - - -

Utah Nevada W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah New Jersey W - - - - - - - - - -

Utah New York - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Ohio - - W - - - - - - - -

Utah Oregon W W W W - - - - - - -

Utah Utah W W W W W W W W W W W

Utah Washington W W W - - - - - - - -

Utah Wisconsin W W W - W - - - - - -

Virginia Alabama W W - - - W - W W W W

Virginia Delaware W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia Florida - W - W - W W - W - -

Virginia Georgia $0.0350 $0.0380 $0.0486 $0.0735 $0.0746 $0.0793 $0.0765 $0.0608 $0.0615 7.3 1.1

Virginia Indiana W W W - - - - W - - -

Virginia Kentucky - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maine - - - - W - - - - - -

Virginia Maryland W W W W W W - - - - -

Virginia Michigan - - W - - W - - W - -

Virginia Mississippi W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W W W W W W W

Virginia New York - - - - W W - - - - -

Virginia North Carolina $0.0387 $0.0397 $0.0427 $0.0490 $0.0597 $0.0734 $0.0772 $0.0711 $0.0648 6.7 -8.9

Virginia Ohio W W $0.0249 - W - - W - - -

Virginia Oklahoma - - - - - - - W - - -

Virginia Pennsylvania W W W W - - - W - - -

Virginia South Carolina $0.0211 $0.0392 W W W $0.0545 W W W W W

Virginia Tennessee $0.0607 $0.0415 $0.0591 $0.0771 $0.0755 $0.0795 $0.1130 $0.1017 $0.1045 7.0 2.8

Virginia Virginia $0.0251 $0.0287 $0.0368 $0.0582 $0.0721 $0.0852 $0.0880 $0.0717 $0.0558 10.5 -22.1

Virginia West Virginia - - - W W - - - - - -
6

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Virginia Wisconsin W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Alabama - W W W W W - W W - W

West Virginia Delaware $0.0329 W W $0.0346 $0.0367 $0.0392 $0.0445 $0.0358 $0.0356 1.0 -0.6

West Virginia Florida $0.0188 $0.0181 $0.0180 $0.0191 $0.0204 $0.0219 $0.0190 $0.0219 $0.0221 2.1 1.0

West Virginia Georgia $0.0307 $0.0309 $0.0373 $0.0324 W W W $0.0496 $0.0407 3.6 -17.9

West Virginia Illinois - W - - W - - - - - -

West Virginia Indiana W W W W $0.0313 $0.0244 W W W W W

West Virginia Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

West Virginia Maryland $0.0313 $0.0298 $0.0311 $0.0345 $0.0315 $0.0361 $0.0400 $0.0444 $0.0427 4.0 -3.8

West Virginia Massachusetts W - - - - - - - - - -

West Virginia Michigan $0.0277 $0.0269 $0.0276 $0.0254 $0.0251 $0.0261 $0.0259 $0.0302 $0.0288 0.5 -4.6

West Virginia Mississippi - W - - W - - W W - W

West Virginia Missouri - - - - - W - - - - -

West Virginia New Hampshire W W - W W W W W W W W

West Virginia New Jersey W $0.0339 $0.0366 $0.0410 W W W W W W W

West Virginia New York $0.0369 $0.0318 $0.0271 $0.0289 $0.0329 $0.0362 $0.0379 $0.0353 $0.0405 1.2 14.7

West Virginia North Carolina $0.0347 $0.0465 $0.0456 $0.0454 $0.0498 $0.0619 $0.0590 $0.0520 $0.0417 2.3 -19.7

West Virginia Ohio $0.0346 $0.0351 $0.0370 $0.0388 $0.0412 $0.0380 $0.0416 W W W W

West Virginia Pennsylvania $0.0332 $0.0327 $0.0361 $0.0435 $0.0509 $0.0587 $0.0617 $0.0486 $0.0427 3.2 -12.3

West Virginia South Carolina $0.0203 $0.0225 $0.0201 $0.0212 $0.0263 $0.0217 $0.0194 $0.0187 $0.0210 0.5 12.1

West Virginia Tennessee W W W W $0.0280 W W W W W W

West Virginia Virginia $0.0354 $0.0353 $0.0398 $0.0426 $0.0477 $0.0460 $0.0435 $0.0475 $0.0399 1.5 -16.1

West Virginia West Virginia $0.0464 $0.0453 $0.0461 $0.0447 $0.0490 $0.0534 $0.0551 $0.0664 $0.0674 4.8 1.5

Wyoming Alabama W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arizona W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Arkansas W W W $0.0123 W W W W W W W

Wyoming Colorado $0.0186 $0.0179 $0.0186 $0.0173 $0.0172 $0.0202 $0.0208 $0.0200 $0.0210 1.6 5.3

Wyoming Delaware - - - W W W - - - - -

Wyoming Georgia - - - W W - - - - - -

Wyoming Idaho W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Illinois $0.0109 $0.0113 $0.0208 $0.0082 $0.0093 $0.0100 $0.0099 $0.0108 $0.0115 0.7 6.1
7

Origin State Destination State 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2001-2009 2008-2009

Real dollars per ton-mile Annual percent change

Wyoming Indiana W - - - W W W W W W W

Wyoming Iowa $0.0120 $0.0114 $0.0106 $0.0117 $0.0102 $0.0092 $0.0093 $0.0098 $0.0097 -2.6 -0.8

Wyoming Kansas $0.0229 $0.0211 $0.0201 $0.0211 $0.0204 $0.0204 $0.0198 $0.0172 $0.0171 -3.6 -0.2

Wyoming Kentucky W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Louisiana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Maryland - - - - - - - W W - W

Wyoming Michigan - W W $0.0038 $0.0043 $0.0048 $0.0047 $0.0140 $0.0134 - -3.7

Wyoming Minnesota $0.0105 $0.0108 $0.0112 $0.0119 $0.0119 $0.0120 $0.0177 $0.0165 $0.0151 4.7 -9.0

Wyoming Mississippi - - - W W W W W W - W

Wyoming Missouri $0.0118 $0.0104 $0.0099 $0.0101 $0.0106 $0.0105 $0.0122 $0.0123 $0.0115 -0.3 -6.8

Wyoming Montana W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Nebraska $0.0124 $0.0116 $0.0114 $0.0132 $0.0132 $0.0136 $0.0132 $0.0122 $0.0151 2.5 24.2

Wyoming Nevada W - W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming New Jersey - - - W W W W W - - -

Wyoming New York - W W W W $0.0217 W W W - W

Wyoming North Carolina - - - - - - - W - - -

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio - - - W W W W $0.0204 $0.0205 - 0.6

Wyoming Oklahoma $0.0131 $0.0110 $0.0098 $0.0116 $0.0114 $0.0117 $0.0120 $0.0116 $0.0151 1.8 30.2

Wyoming Oregon W - - W - - - - - - -

Wyoming South Dakota W W W W W W W W W W W

Wyoming Texas $0.0120 $0.0119 $0.0108 $0.0105 $0.0109 $0.0105 $0.0105 $0.0105 $0.0102 -2.0 -2.5

Wyoming Utah - - - W W W - W W - W

Wyoming Washington - - - - - W W W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $0.0118 $0.0115 $0.0105 $0.0110 $0.0116 $0.0126 $0.0138 $0.0137 $0.0134 1.6 -2.3

Wyoming Wyoming $0.0259 $0.0248 $0.0250 $0.0295 $0.0407 $0.0410 $0.0438 $0.0424 $0.0341 3.5 -19.5

 - = No waybills sampled

W = data withheld

Source: The Surface Transportation Board's 900-Byte Carload Waybill Sample

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.
Table 27. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama $14.43 $13.59 $15.46 3.5 13.8

Alabama Georgia $19.13 $19.58 $22.30 8.0 13.9

Alabama Kentucky - W - - -

Alabama New Jersey W - - - -

Alabama Pennsylvania - W - - -

Arizona Arizona W W W W W

Colorado Alabama $34.52 $30.35 $27.67 -10.5 -8.8

Colorado Arizona $28.20 W - - -

Colorado Arkansas W - - - -

Colorado California - $37.53 $51.30 - 36.7

Colorado Colorado $14.16 $8.47 $9.02 -20.2 6.6

Colorado Georgia W - - - -

Colorado Illinois - - W - -

Colorado Indiana - W $20.68 - W

Colorado Iowa $45.74 - - - -

Colorado Kentucky $24.47 $21.37 $23.83 -1.3 11.5

Colorado Michigan $38.75 $46.69 $43.49 5.9 -6.9

Colorado Mississippi $49.97 $42.82 $46.57 -3.5 8.8

Colorado Nevada W $23.80 $24.06 W 1.1

Colorado Oklahoma - W - - -

Colorado Tennessee $24.46 $23.13 $25.23 1.5 9.1

Colorado Utah W W W W W

Colorado Virginia - W W - W

Colorado Wisconsin $48.05 $53.51 $60.02 11.8 12.2

Illinois Alabama W W - - -

Illinois Florida $22.90 W - - -

Illinois Georgia W - $34.77 W -

Illinois Illinois W W $8.35 W W

Illinois Indiana $11.18 $12.60 $13.12 8.3 4.1

Illinois Iowa W - - - -

Illinois Michigan W $4.79 $5.73 W 19.6

Illinois Minnesota W - - - -

Illinois Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Missouri W - W W -

Illinois Ohio W - - - -

Illinois South Carolina - - $24.46 - -

Illinois Tennessee W - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin - W $11.29 - W

Indiana Alabama - W W - W

Indiana Florida - - W - -

Indiana Georgia $31.28 $32.16 W W W

Indiana Indiana $3.81 $3.54 $4.69 11.0 32.4

Indiana Iowa W - - - -

Indiana Kentucky W W W W W

Nominal Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

1
Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Indiana Michigan W - - - -

Indiana Minnesota - W W - W

Indiana New York - - W - -

Indiana South Carolina W - - - -

Indiana Tennessee - W W - W

Indiana Wisconsin W $28.30 - - -

Kentucky Alabama $15.61 $13.94 $12.60 -10.1 -9.6

Kentucky Delaware $16.20 W - - -

Kentucky Florida $24.86 $32.06 $31.49 12.6 -1.8

Kentucky Georgia $24.47 $22.80 $27.22 5.5 19.4

Kentucky Indiana $13.21 W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky $7.62 $7.79 $10.66 18.3 36.8

Kentucky Maryland $24.43 $23.69 $25.15 1.4 6.1

Kentucky Massachusetts W - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $14.51 $16.31 $15.17 2.3 -7.0

Kentucky Mississippi W W $29.37 W W

Kentucky Missouri $9.35 $24.82 W W W

Kentucky New Jersey W - - - -

Kentucky New York W W - - -

Kentucky North Carolina $22.22 $21.61 $23.14 2.0 7.1

Kentucky Ohio $14.41 W - - -

Kentucky Pennsylvania $26.06 W - - -

Kentucky South Carolina $13.08 $18.35 $19.19 21.1 4.6

Kentucky Tennessee $13.82 $13.18 $14.32 1.8 8.7

Kentucky Virginia $18.89 $17.91 $19.67 2.0 9.8

Kentucky West Virginia - - $14.71 - -

Maryland Maryland - W - - -

Missouri Missouri - - W - -

Montana Arizona $24.65 $21.49 W W W

Montana Colorado - W - - -

Montana Indiana $34.46 $30.79 $7.76 -52.5 -74.8

Montana Michigan $15.34 $12.08 $13.22 -7.2 9.5

Montana Minnesota $13.77 $15.73 $16.01 7.8 1.8

Montana New York $39.36 $35.89 - - -

Montana North Dakota $15.00 W W W W

Montana Ohio $46.27 $39.98 $33.48 -14.9 -16.3

Montana Oregon - W W - W

Montana Pennsylvania $39.17 $39.71 W W W

Montana Texas - - W - -

Montana Washington W W W W W

Montana Wisconsin - W W - W

New Mexico Arizona $7.45 $9.83 $9.45 12.6 -3.8

North Dakota North Dakota $3.77 $4.09 $4.29 6.7 5.0

Ohio Maryland - - W - -

Ohio Michigan $20.31 $14.16 $5.23 -49.3 -63.1

2
Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Ohio New York W - $27.93 W -

Ohio North Carolina - W - - -

Ohio Ohio - W $7.79 - W

Ohio Pennsylvania $18.52 $21.65 $23.38 12.3 8.0

Pennsylvania Delaware W - W W -

Pennsylvania Florida - $38.51 $40.19 - 4.4

Pennsylvania Georgia - W - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana $19.61 $15.46 $16.99 -6.9 9.9

Pennsylvania Maryland $20.89 $20.35 $20.98 0.2 3.1

Pennsylvania Michigan $12.19 $12.79 $12.84 2.7 0.4

Pennsylvania New Hampshire $43.41 $39.83 W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey $27.14 $32.44 W W W

Pennsylvania New York $21.62 $24.01 $25.27 8.1 5.3

Pennsylvania North Carolina - W - - -

Pennsylvania Ohio $13.58 $11.14 $10.73 -11.1 -3.7

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $11.83 $12.75 $14.91 12.3 16.9

Pennsylvania South Carolina $13.23 $13.97 $14.59 5.0 4.5

Pennsylvania Virginia - $22.27 W - W

Pennsylvania West Virginia $11.18 $9.47 $9.87 -6.1 4.2

Pennsylvania Wisconsin - W $19.19 - W

Tennessee Alabama - W - - -

Tennessee Georgia $24.30 $24.23 $25.41 2.3 4.9

Tennessee North Carolina W - - - -

Tennessee South Carolina $14.15 - - - -

Tennessee Tennessee - W $12.42 - W

Tennessee Virginia - - W - -

Utah Alabama $28.66 $27.46 $26.21 -4.4 -4.5

Utah California $29.36 $32.51 $37.04 12.3 13.9

Utah Kentucky W W W W W

Utah Michigan W - - - -

Utah Missouri $32.55 $29.15 $30.42 -3.3 4.4

Utah Nebraska W W - - -

Utah Nevada $14.24 $14.24 $15.89 5.6 11.6

Utah Tennessee $25.47 $24.95 $25.24 -0.5 1.1

Utah Wisconsin W W - - -

Virginia Alabama $24.35 W W W W

Virginia Florida W $24.34 $27.65 W 13.6

Virginia Georgia $25.58 $24.61 $26.98 2.7 9.6

Virginia Maryland - W - - -

Virginia Mississippi $29.13 $23.71 $26.98 -3.8 13.8

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W

Virginia New Jersey $29.43 $28.14 $30.64 2.0 8.9

Virginia North Carolina $21.63 $19.39 $19.85 -4.2 2.4

Virginia Ohio W $11.82 $10.70 W -9.5

Virginia Pennsylvania W - - - -

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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Virginia South Carolina $12.35 $11.66 W W W

Virginia Tennessee $8.24 $9.66 $14.13 31.0 46.3

Virginia Virginia $13.11 $10.15 $10.44 -10.7 2.9

West Virginia Alabama $22.21 W - - -

West Virginia Delaware $15.09 W W W W

West Virginia Florida $30.78 $28.14 $32.02 2.0 13.8

West Virginia Georgia $27.78 $25.41 $30.09 4.1 18.4

West Virginia Indiana $20.94 $16.83 W W W

West Virginia Kentucky $14.55 $8.74 $6.85 -31.4 -21.6

West Virginia Maryland $20.89 $21.76 $20.52 -0.9 -5.7

West Virginia Massachusetts - $11.34 W - W

West Virginia Michigan $17.72 $17.20 $19.27 4.3 12.0

West Virginia Mississippi W W W W W

West Virginia New Hampshire $43.48 $41.45 $43.09 -0.5 4.0

West Virginia New Jersey W W - - -

West Virginia New York $14.44 $17.03 $22.43 24.7 31.8

West Virginia North Carolina $23.01 $19.63 $21.65 -3.0 10.3

West Virginia Ohio $19.78 $11.59 $10.51 -27.1 -9.4

West Virginia Pennsylvania $18.72 $16.49 $15.99 -7.6 -3.0

West Virginia South Carolina $15.37 $23.35 $24.59 26.5 5.3

West Virginia Tennessee $11.00 $10.14 $19.21 32.2 89.5

West Virginia Virginia $20.56 $18.53 $19.14 -3.5 3.3

West Virginia West Virginia $10.74 $8.87 $8.51 -11.0 -4.0

West Virginia Wisconsin W - W W -

Wyoming Alabama $21.13 $18.81 $20.40 -1.7 8.4

Wyoming Arizona $21.81 $19.35 $21.69 -0.3 12.1

Wyoming Arkansas $19.75 $17.91 $18.27 -3.8 2.0

Wyoming Colorado $11.35 $11.38 $11.49 0.6 1.0

Wyoming Florida W - - - -

Wyoming Georgia $26.08 $24.16 $25.18 -1.7 4.2

Wyoming Illinois $14.94 $14.71 $15.76 2.7 7.2

Wyoming Indiana $22.46 $19.99 $20.29 -5.0 1.5

Wyoming Iowa $10.19 $9.72 $10.12 -0.4 4.1

Wyoming Kansas $13.60 $13.15 $14.22 2.2 8.1

Wyoming Kentucky $23.17 $18.74 $17.91 -12.1 -4.5

Wyoming Louisiana $33.67 $30.66 $32.36 -2.0 5.6

Wyoming Maryland $62.74 W W W W

Wyoming Michigan $18.45 $18.57 $18.99 1.4 2.2

Wyoming Minnesota $17.55 $18.11 $20.55 8.2 13.5

Wyoming Mississippi W $30.07 $38.80 W 29.0

Wyoming Missouri $14.89 $12.79 $13.99 -3.1 9.4

Wyoming Montana W $10.54 $10.61 W 0.7

Wyoming Nebraska $8.15 $9.92 $10.87 15.5 9.6

Wyoming Nevada $24.45 $24.19 $28.91 8.7 19.5

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W

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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Nominal Dollars per Ton Annual Percent Change

Wyoming Ohio $27.33 $25.67 $30.92 6.4 20.5

Wyoming Oklahoma $13.51 $18.22 $17.83 14.9 -2.1

Wyoming Oregon W W W W W

Wyoming South Dakota $20.88 $20.23 $21.42 1.3 5.9

Wyoming Tennessee $23.54 $21.39 $22.52 -2.2 5.3

Wyoming Texas $13.89 $14.39 $20.17 20.5 40.1

Wyoming Washington W $25.57 $27.15 W 6.2

Wyoming West Virginia - W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $18.87 $19.39 $19.99 2.9 3.1

Wyoming Wyoming $6.74 $5.61 $5.29 -11.5 -5.7

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

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Release Date: November 16, 2012

Table 28. Estimated rail transportation rates for coal, state to state, EIA data

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Alabama Alabama $13.29 $12.39 $13.93 2.4 12.5

Alabama Georgia $17.62 $17.84 $20.09 6.8 12.6

Alabama Kentucky - W - - -

Alabama New Jersey W - - - -

Alabama Pennsylvania - W - - -

Arizona Arizona W W W W W

Colorado Alabama $31.79 $27.66 $24.93 -11.5 -9.9

Colorado Arizona $25.97 W - - -

Colorado Arkansas W - - - -

Colorado California - $34.20 $46.22 - 35.1

Colorado Colorado $13.04 $7.72 $8.13 -21.1 5.3

Colorado Georgia W - - - -

Colorado Illinois - - W - -

Colorado Indiana - W $18.63 - W

Colorado Iowa $42.13 - - - -

Colorado Kentucky $22.53 $19.48 $21.47 -2.4 10.2

Colorado Michigan $35.69 $42.55 $39.18 4.8 -7.9

Colorado Mississippi $46.02 $39.02 $41.96 -4.5 7.5

Colorado Nevada W $21.69 $21.67 W -0.1

Colorado Oklahoma - W - - -

Colorado Tennessee $22.53 $21.08 $22.73 0.4 7.8

Colorado Utah W W W W W

Colorado Virginia - W W - W

Colorado Wisconsin $44.25 $48.76 $54.07 10.5 10.9

Illinois Alabama W W - - -

Illinois Florida $21.09 W - - -

Illinois Georgia W - $31.33 W -

Illinois Illinois W W $7.53 W W

Illinois Indiana $10.30 $11.49 $11.82 7.1 2.9

Illinois Iowa W - - - -

Illinois Michigan W $4.36 $5.16 W 18.2

Illinois Minnesota W - - - -

Illinois Mississippi - - W - -

Illinois Missouri W - W W -

Illinois Ohio W - - - -

Illinois South Carolina - - $22.04 - -

Illinois Tennessee W - - - -

Illinois Wisconsin - W $10.17 - W

Indiana Alabama - W W - W

Indiana Florida - - W - -

Indiana Georgia $28.81 $29.30 W W W

Indiana Indiana $3.51 $3.23 $4.23 9.8 30.9

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change
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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Indiana Iowa W - - - -

Indiana Kentucky W W W W W

Indiana Michigan W - - - -

Indiana Minnesota - W W - W

Indiana New York - - W - -

Indiana South Carolina W - - - -

Indiana Tennessee - W W - W

Indiana Wisconsin W $25.79 - - -

Kentucky Alabama $14.37 $12.70 $11.35 -11.1 -10.6

Kentucky Delaware $14.92 W - - -

Kentucky Florida $22.89 $29.22 $28.37 11.3 -2.9

Kentucky Georgia $22.54 $20.78 $24.52 4.3 18.0

Kentucky Indiana $12.17 W - - -

Kentucky Kentucky $7.02 $7.10 $9.61 17.0 35.2

Kentucky Maryland $22.50 $21.59 $22.66 0.3 4.9

Kentucky Massachusetts W - - - -

Kentucky Michigan $13.36 $14.87 $13.67 1.1 -8.1

Kentucky Mississippi W W $26.46 W W

Kentucky Missouri $8.61 $22.62 W W W

Kentucky New Jersey W - - - -

Kentucky New York W W - - -

Kentucky North Carolina $20.47 $19.69 $20.84 0.9 5.8

Kentucky Ohio $13.27 W - - -

Kentucky Pennsylvania $24.00 W - - -

Kentucky South Carolina $12.05 $16.72 $17.29 19.8 3.4

Kentucky Tennessee $12.73 $12.01 $12.90 0.7 7.4

Kentucky Virginia $17.40 $16.32 $17.72 0.9 8.5

Kentucky West Virginia - - $13.26 - -

Maryland Maryland - W - - -

Missouri Missouri - - W - -

Montana Arizona $22.70 $19.58 W W W

Montana Colorado - W - - -

Montana Indiana $31.74 $28.06 $6.99 -53.1 -75.1

Montana Michigan $14.13 $11.00 $11.91 -8.2 8.2

Montana Minnesota $12.68 $14.34 $14.42 6.7 0.6

Montana New York $36.25 $32.71 - - -

Montana North Dakota $13.82 W W W W

Montana Ohio $42.61 $36.44 $30.16 -15.9 -17.2

Montana Oregon - W W - W

Montana Pennsylvania $36.07 $36.19 W W W

Montana Texas - - W - -

Montana Washington W W W W W

Montana Wisconsin - W W - W

New Mexico Arizona $6.86 $8.96 $8.51 11.4 -4.9

North Dakota North Dakota $3.47 $3.73 $3.87 5.6 3.8
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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Ohio Maryland - - W - -

Ohio Michigan $18.70 $12.91 $4.71 -49.8 -63.5

Ohio New York W - $25.16 W -

Ohio North Carolina - W - - -

Ohio Ohio - W $7.02 - W

Ohio Pennsylvania $17.06 $19.73 $21.06 11.1 6.7

Pennsylvania Delaware W - W W -

Pennsylvania Florida - $35.10 $36.21 - 3.2

Pennsylvania Georgia - W - - -

Pennsylvania Indiana $18.06 $14.09 $15.31 -7.9 8.7

Pennsylvania Maryland $19.23 $18.55 $18.90 -0.9 1.9

Pennsylvania Michigan $11.22 $11.66 $11.57 1.5 -0.7

Pennsylvania New Hampshire $39.98 $36.30 W W W

Pennsylvania New Jersey $25.00 $29.57 W W W

Pennsylvania New York $19.91 $21.88 $22.77 6.9 4.1

Pennsylvania North Carolina - W - - -

Pennsylvania Ohio $12.51 $10.15 $9.66 -12.1 -4.8

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $10.89 $11.62 $13.43 11.0 15.5

Pennsylvania South Carolina $12.19 $12.73 $13.14 3.9 3.3

Pennsylvania Virginia - $20.29 W - W

Pennsylvania West Virginia $10.30 $8.63 $8.89 -7.1 3.0

Pennsylvania Wisconsin - W $17.29 - W

Tennessee Alabama - W - - -

Tennessee Georgia $22.38 $22.08 $22.90 1.2 3.7

Tennessee North Carolina W - - - -

Tennessee South Carolina $13.03 - - - -

Tennessee Tennessee - W $11.19 - W

Tennessee Virginia - - W - -

Utah Alabama $26.39 $25.02 $23.61 -5.4 -5.6

Utah California $27.04 $29.62 $33.37 11.1 12.6

Utah Kentucky W W W W W

Utah Michigan W - - - -

Utah Missouri $29.98 $26.57 $27.41 -4.4 3.2

Utah Nebraska W W - - -

Utah Nevada $13.12 $12.98 $14.32 4.5 10.3

Utah Tennessee $23.46 $22.74 $22.74 -1.5 -0.0

Utah Wisconsin W W - - -

Virginia Alabama $22.42 W W W W

Virginia Florida W $22.18 $24.91 W 12.3

Virginia Georgia $23.56 $22.43 $24.31 1.6 8.4

Virginia Maryland - W - - -

Virginia Mississippi $26.83 $21.61 $24.31 -4.8 12.5

Virginia New Hampshire W W W W W

Virginia New Jersey $27.10 $25.65 $27.60 0.9 7.6

Virginia North Carolina $19.92 $17.67 $17.89 -5.2 1.2
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Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Virginia Ohio W $10.77 $9.64 W -10.5

Virginia Pennsylvania W - - - -

Virginia South Carolina $11.38 $10.63 W W W

Virginia Tennessee $7.59 $8.80 $12.73 29.5 44.7

Virginia Virginia $12.07 $9.25 $9.41 -11.7 1.7

West Virginia Alabama $20.46 W - - -

West Virginia Delaware $13.90 W W W W

West Virginia Florida $28.35 $25.65 $28.84 0.9 12.5

West Virginia Georgia $25.59 $23.15 $27.11 2.9 17.1

West Virginia Indiana $19.28 $15.34 W W W

West Virginia Kentucky $13.40 $7.97 $6.17 -32.1 -22.5

West Virginia Maryland $19.24 $19.83 $18.49 -2.0 -6.8

West Virginia Massachusetts - $10.34 W - W

West Virginia Michigan $16.32 $15.68 $17.36 3.1 10.7

West Virginia Mississippi W W W W W

West Virginia New Hampshire $40.04 $37.77 $38.82 -1.5 2.8

West Virginia New Jersey W W - - -

West Virginia New York $13.30 $15.52 $20.21 23.3 30.3

West Virginia North Carolina $21.19 $17.89 $19.51 -4.1 9.0

West Virginia Ohio $18.22 $10.57 $9.47 -27.9 -10.4

West Virginia Pennsylvania $17.24 $15.03 $14.41 -8.6 -4.1

West Virginia South Carolina $14.15 $21.28 $22.16 25.1 4.1

West Virginia Tennessee $10.13 $9.24 $17.31 30.7 87.4

West Virginia Virginia $18.93 $16.89 $17.24 -4.6 2.1

West Virginia West Virginia $9.89 $8.08 $7.67 -11.9 -5.1

West Virginia Wisconsin W - W W -

Wyoming Alabama $19.46 $17.15 $18.38 -2.8 7.2

Wyoming Arizona $20.09 $17.64 $19.54 -1.4 10.8

Wyoming Arkansas $18.19 $16.32 $16.46 -4.9 0.8

Wyoming Colorado $10.45 $10.37 $10.35 -0.5 -0.1

Wyoming Florida W - - - -

Wyoming Georgia $24.02 $22.01 $22.68 -2.8 3.0

Wyoming Illinois $13.76 $13.40 $14.20 1.6 6.0

Wyoming Indiana $20.69 $18.22 $18.28 -6.0 0.4

Wyoming Iowa $9.39 $8.85 $9.11 -1.5 2.9

Wyoming Kansas $12.53 $11.99 $12.81 1.1 6.9

Wyoming Kentucky $21.34 $17.08 $16.13 -13.1 -5.5

Wyoming Louisiana $31.00 $27.94 $29.16 -3.0 4.4

Wyoming Maryland $57.78 W W W W

Wyoming Michigan $16.99 $16.93 $17.11 0.3 1.1

Wyoming Minnesota $16.17 $16.50 $18.51 7.0 12.2

Wyoming Mississippi W $27.40 $34.96 W 27.6

Wyoming Missouri $13.72 $11.66 $12.61 -4.1 8.1

Wyoming Montana W $9.61 $9.56 W -0.5

Wyoming Nebraska $7.50 $9.04 $9.79 14.2 8.4
5

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2008-2010 2009-2010

Real dollars per ton Annual percent change

Wyoming Nevada $22.52 $22.04 $26.05 7.6 18.2

Wyoming North Dakota W W W W W

Wyoming Ohio $25.17 $23.40 $27.86 5.2 19.1

Wyoming Oklahoma $12.44 $16.60 $16.07 13.6 -3.2

Wyoming Oregon W W W W W

Wyoming South Dakota $19.23 $18.44 $19.30 0.2 4.7

Wyoming Tennessee $21.68 $19.50 $20.29 -3.3 4.1

Wyoming Texas $12.80 $13.12 $18.17 19.2 38.5

Wyoming Washington W $23.31 $24.46 W 5.0

Wyoming West Virginia - W W - W

Wyoming Wisconsin $17.38 $17.67 $18.01 1.8 1.9

Wyoming Wyoming $6.21 $5.11 $4.76 -12.4 -6.8

 - = No deliveries reported

W = Data Withheld

Source: Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report

Real values derived using the GDP Chain-type Price Index, 2005=100.