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Railroad Service Performance

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

Data through 2026-05-09 | Source: STB / USDA

Railroads

7

Weekly Carloads

712,600

Data Points

114,069

Commodities

15

Week of

2026-05-09

Railroad Performance Comparison

RailroadTrain Speed (mph)Terminal Dwell (hrs)Weekly CarloadsCarload Share
BNSF25.023.0194,12027.2%
UP25.019.9165,13523.2%
NS19.623.8146,34620.5%
CSX24.221.4132,13218.5%
CN24.016.446,5466.5%
CPKC21.921.028,3214.0%
CP21.724.4——%
Industry Total23.121.4712,600100%

Weekly Carloads by Commodity

CommodityCarloadsShare
Containers333,19446.8%
Coal64,8629.1%
Chemicals59,8148.4%
Motor Vehicles and Equipment35,9625.0%
Grain34,2694.8%
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel29,1464.1%
Petroleum Products21,5443.0%
Grain Mill Products16,3792.3%
Food and Kindred Products13,9412.0%
Stone, Clay and Glass Products13,2831.9%
Metals13,0661.8%
Fertilizer10,0101.4%
Pulp, Paper and Allied Products9,5941.3%
Metallic Ores9,0731.3%
Trailers8,4791.2%

Available Data

Commodity Carloads

37,168

Trains Holding

18,654

Cars Not Moved 48h

14,437

Terminal Dwell

8,888

Coal Loadings

7,622

Cars on Line

7,272

Train Speed

6,257

Origin Dwell

4,319

Shuttle Turns

3,796

Grain Fulfillment

3,232

Grain Cars Loaded

2,424

Source: STB Rail Service Improvement Reports via USDA Open Ag Transport Data. Data covers 2024-01-05 to 2026-05-09.