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
Arizona	35,812	50,602	46,899
California	7,755	9,115	15,091
New Mexico	N	N	N
Texas	344,339	512,108	613,315
Total U.S. - Mexico border	387,906	571,825	675,305

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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