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Railroad Service Performance

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

Data through 2026-06-06 | Source: STB / USDA

Railroads

7

Weekly Carloads

721,524

Data Points

117,449

Commodities

15

Week of

2026-06-06

Railroad Performance Comparison

RailroadTrain Speed (mph)Terminal Dwell (hrs)Weekly CarloadsCarload Share
BNSF24.822.1193,74326.9%
UP24.619.4171,49123.8%
NS20.623.7146,53620.3%
CSX23.821.1131,63218.2%
CN24.116.649,3816.8%
CPKC21.619.828,7414.0%
CP21.724.4——%
Industry Total23.021.0721,524100%

Weekly Carloads by Commodity

CommodityCarloadsShare
Containers344,53147.8%
Coal63,5958.8%
Chemicals55,6867.7%
Motor Vehicles and Equipment36,2855.0%
Grain31,7814.4%
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel29,2604.1%
Petroleum Products20,8532.9%
Grain Mill Products16,5142.3%
Metals14,7972.1%
Food and Kindred Products13,9361.9%
Metallic Ores13,6941.9%
Stone, Clay and Glass Products13,4671.9%
Pulp, Paper and Allied Products10,5171.5%
Trailers9,6741.3%
All Other8,3381.2%

Available Data

Commodity Carloads

38,272

Trains Holding

19,206

Cars Not Moved 48h

14,861

Terminal Dwell

9,152

Coal Loadings

7,838

Cars on Line

7,488

Train Speed

6,445

Origin Dwell

4,439

Shuttle Turns

3,924

Grain Fulfillment

3,328

Grain Cars Loaded

2,496

Source: STB Rail Service Improvement Reports via USDA Open Ag Transport Data. Data covers 2024-01-05 to 2026-06-06.