Table 2-11: Incoming Rail Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Mexican Border

On the Mexican border, Laredo, TX by itself accounts for 44 percent of all containers coming into the United States by rail.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State	1998	2000	2004	2005
Arizona	35,812	50,602	46,899	46,831
California	7,755	9,115	15,091	18,313
New Mexico	N	N	N	N
Texas	344,339	512,108	613,315	663,415
Total U.S. - Mexico border	387,906	571,825	675,305	728,559

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, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation 2006, based on data from U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.