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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
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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 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
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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

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