Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 1,085 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 984 trains in December 2010. The Class I met 100.4 percent of National Coal Transportation Association (NCTA) demand, UP officials said in a weekly coal loading performance report.

For the full year, SPRB loadings totaled 12,254 trains, exceeding 2010 loadings by 4.5 percent. Read More Insights.

Article courtesy of ProgressiveRailroading.com