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Railroad Service Performance

Weekly operational data from all Class I railroads: train speeds, terminal dwell, carloads by commodity.

Data through 2026-04-18 | Source: STB / USDA

Railroads

7

Weekly Carloads

707,377

Data Points

111,534

Commodities

15

Week of

2026-04-18

Railroad Performance Comparison

RailroadTrain Speed (mph)Terminal Dwell (hrs)Weekly CarloadsCarload Share
BNSF25.422.3193,24227.3%
UP25.019.4165,69023.4%
NS20.723.3143,29620.3%
CSX23.721.5127,84218.1%
CN23.218.948,2646.8%
CPKC21.923.329,0434.1%
CP21.724.4——%
Industry Total23.121.9707,377100%

Weekly Carloads by Commodity

CommodityCarloadsShare
Containers328,08246.4%
Coal64,8429.2%
Chemicals59,2108.4%
Motor Vehicles and Equipment35,3315.0%
Grain35,2355.0%
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel28,2594.0%
Petroleum Products21,5093.0%
Grain Mill Products15,7792.2%
Food and Kindred Products13,1171.9%
Stone, Clay and Glass Products12,9811.8%
Metals12,9701.8%
Metallic Ores10,4151.5%
Fertilizer9,9811.4%
Pulp, Paper and Allied Products9,9641.4%
All Other8,2361.2%

Available Data

Commodity Carloads

36,340

Trains Holding

18,240

Cars Not Moved 48h

14,119

Terminal Dwell

8,690

Coal Loadings

7,460

Cars on Line

7,110

Train Speed

6,116

Origin Dwell

4,229

Shuttle Turns

3,700

Grain Fulfillment

3,160

Grain Cars Loaded

2,370

Source: STB Rail Service Improvement Reports via USDA Open Ag Transport Data. Data covers 2024-01-05 to 2026-04-18.