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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 $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
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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

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
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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 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