Products Moved By Rail
Products Moved By Rail
Chicago’s critical location in the North American railroad network has made it the nation’s rail hub for more than a century. The region currently handles nearly half of intermodal rail containers and nearly a third of all carload rail freight in the U.S.
Click on each commodity icon below to learn more about how individual goods are transported across the region. Each fact sheet highlights how Chicago’s rail infrastructure supports various industries across the country.
The commodity fact sheets are available for download:
- Consumer Products (PDF)
- Chemicals (PDF)
- Food Products (PDF)
- Vehicles (PDF)
- Coal (PDF)
- Field Crops (PDF)
- Energy Products (PDF)
- Pulp and Paper (PDF)
- Aggregates (PDF)
- Construction Materials (PDF)