15-22      Average Static Load of Freight Cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ton/car)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Total

Coal

Petroleum

Steel and

Mineral Building

Grain

 

 

 

 

Iron

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1952

28.9

32.5

27.3

27.8

32.5

32.0

1957

34.7

38.3

35.0

37.2

38.8

39.2

1962

39.0

42.3

39.5

41.4

43.0

40.5

1965

39.8

44.6

40.4

42.6

44.0

43.7

1970

42.5

46.9

42.8

43.5

47.2

45.5

1975

45.4

49.4

44.3

46.3

48.6

47.8

1978

46.9

50.6

46.3

47.5

49.9

50.3

1979

47.4

51.2

46.2

47.9

50.8

51.4

1980

48.0

52.5

46.3

49.0

52.6

54.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981

48.6

52.9

46.1

49.6

52.7

52.8

1982

49.2

53.6

46.1

50.2

53.2

53.3

1983

49.9

54.4

46.1

50.4

53.8

53.8

1984

50.6

55.1

46.1

51.0

54.5

54.2

1985

51.6

55.7

46.2

51.9

55.3

54.6

           

                 

               

               

               

               

               

1986

52.2

56.2

46.3

52.8

56.0

55.3

1987

53.2

57.2

46.5

53.6

56.7

56.6

1988

54.1

57.9

46.7

54.2

57.4

57.3

1989

54.8

58.3

46.8

54.6

57.6

57.8

1990

55.0

58.5

47.0

55.0

57.9

58.3

           

                 

               

               

               

                

               

1991

55.2

58.7

46.7

55.6

58.0

58.5

1992

55.8

59.1

47.1

56.4

58.3

58.9

1993

56.1

59.3

47.4

57.1

58.5

59.1

1994

56.6

59.6

47.6

57.8

59.0

59.3

1995

56.8

59.9

47.6

58.2

59.2

59.4

           

                 

               

               

               

               

               

1996

57.1

60.0

47.5

58.5

59.4

59.6

1997

57.3

60.2

48.0

58.6

59.4

59.6

1998

57.6

60.8

48.6

58.9

59.7

59.7

1999

57.7

61.1

49.2

59.1

59.9

59.6

2000

57.9

61.1

49.8

58.9

59.7

59.7