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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
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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

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%
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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

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