US coal train loadings increase from all major basins: railroads

Chemical News: US coal train loadings increase from all major basins: railroads

https://www.chemnet.com Feb 27,2017 Platts
Weekly US coal train loading volumes strengthened week on week across all major basins, Surface Transportation Board filings show.

Data filed by the four major US railroads -- CSX, Union Pacific, BSNF and Norfolk Southern -- for the week ending February 17 shows nationwide coal loadings averaged 105.2 trains/day, up from 102.9 the prior week.

Powder River Basin loadings increased in the latest reports to 63.8 trains/d from 63 the previous week, falling just short of tying year-high average of 63.9 in mid-January.

Central Appalachian coal loading volumes were up to 14.7 trains/d from 14.2 the previous week, while Northern Appalachian grew to 12 trains/d from 11.5.

Illinois Basin loadings increased to a year-high 8.3 trains/d from 7.5. IB loadings were last higher in early September last year.

Utica Basin coal train loadings were flat at 4 trains/d, and loadings from outside the primary basins slipped to 2.4 trains/d from 2.7.
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