 Eastern Wyoming is coal-trained country. Every day about 88 trains leave the Powder River Basin, filled with Wyoming's coal, bound for places all over the United States and abroad. That's about 1.2 million tons per day. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Union Pacific serve as primary shippers. The US Department of Energy estimates that over 30 states receive coal from Wyoming trains. By volume, most Wyoming coal goes to Texas, but some will go as far as Florida and Ohio. Wyoming coal is almost exclusively used as thermal coal to generate electricity, but it's not typically used for making metals. The train loads of Wyoming coal produce nearly 18% of all electricity used in the United States. Although the vast majority of Wyoming coal is used domestically, some Wyoming coal is transferred from train to boat on its way to international destinations, such as Asia, valued for its low sulfur content, plans to export even more Wyoming coal to places such as China are also being considered. From the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, I'm Dallas Mount, Exploring the Nature of Wyoming.