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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
AlaskaNNN
Idaho37,57950,24078,133
Maine46,88260,35844,299
Michigan587,317679,747751,600
Minnesota215,899250,943333,657
Montana23,72925,25539,996
New York140,422257,155276,112
North DakotaNA154,698225,284
Vermont43,55151,06956,764
Washington82,82865,372145,064
Total U.S. - Canada border1,178,2071,594,8371,950,909

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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