# Coal transport and Rail traction

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/coal-transport-and-rail-traction/

[Coal transport](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_coal_transport/) (energy) and [Rail traction](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_rail_traction/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: equipment

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Locomotives and wagons are major capital costs for coal haulage. The railroad equipment proxy shows almost no link to rail freight rates, with monthly moves at 0.07, because equipment is priced on long orders.

- **0.07** monthly change correlation
- **0.16** 12-month change correlation
- **2.25** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.