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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 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
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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

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