Table 2-7: Incoming Rail Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Canadian Border

Most freight trains enter the United States through five states: Michigan, Texas, Minnesota, New York, and North Dakota. Three border crossings -- Port Huron, MI; Detroit, MI; and International Falls, MN -- account for half of all containers coming in to the United States from Canada by rail.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State	1998	2000	2004
Alaska	N	N	N
Idaho	37,579	50,240	78,133
Maine	46,882	60,358	44,299
Michigan	587,317	679,747	751,600
Minnesota	215,899	250,943	333,657
Montana	23,729	25,255	39,996
New York	140,422	257,155	276,112
North Dakota	NA	154,698	225,284
Vermont	43,551	51,069	56,764
Washington	82,828	65,372	145,064
Total U.S. - Canada border	1,178,207	1,594,837	1,950,909

Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available.

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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