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Last month, Union Pacific Railroad loaded 876 coal trains in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) compared with 896 trains in May 2010. The Class I loaded 92 percent of National Coal Transportation Association (NCTA) demand from the SPRB.

In May, the Class I registered 157 missed SPRB loading opportunities, 79 of which were attributable to slow unloading operations at utility plants, 44 to UP issues — mostly from high water and flooding that delayed empty train returns — and 34 to mines, UP officials said in a weekly coal loading performance report. Missed loadings were partially offset by 72 extra loadings.

May coal train loadings in the Colorado/Utah Region totaled 194 vs. 191 in May 2010. UP loaded 111 percent of NCTA demand from the region.