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Table 2-8: Incoming Rail Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Mexican Border

On the Mexican border, Laredo, TX by itself accounts for half of all containers coming into the United States by rail.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State 1998 2000 2004
Arizona35,81250,60246,899
California7,7559,11515,091
New MexicoNNN
Texas344,339512,108613,315
Total U.S. - Mexico border387,906571,825675,305

Key: N = not applicable.

Note: Full or empty rail containers entering the U.S. The data include containers moving as in-bond shipments.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation 2005, based on data from U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.

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