Weekly train speeds data from the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) Rail Service Metrics. The STB began collecting service metrics from railroads in October 2014. As part of their submission to the STB, railroads provide data on the average speed of their trains (in miles per hour), broken out by commodity/type such as automotive, coal, crude oil, ethanol, grain, intermodal, manifest, etc. Railroads also report a “system average” train speed. According to the STB rulemaking, train speed should be measured for line-haul movements between terminals. The average speed for each train type should be calculated by dividing total train miles by total hours operated.

Weekly carloads from the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Rail Service Metrics. Each week the seven Class I railroads submit originated and received carloads by 23 major commodity groups, such as grain, grain mill, primary forest products, chemicals, coal, containers, trailers, etc.

While the STB began collecting some service metrics from railroads (e.g., trains speeds, origin dwell, and terminal dwell) in October 2014, it did not start collecting carload data until March 2017 through a new rulemaking.

This data includes historical volumes of U.S. grains inspected for export from major U.S. port regions and countries of destination. Information Contained In This Data Reflects Exported Grain Inspected And Weighed Through The Authority Under The U.S. Grain Standards Act.

Line chart showing weekly originated grain carloadings with a separate line for each railroad. Use the filters to choose different commodities, shipment types, railroads, or date ranges.

Line chart showing a weekly aggregation of daily refrigerated truck volumes over time. Filterable by region and commodity.

Line chart showing total carloads per railroad (originated grain, by default) by week, with separate lines for recent years, providing a seasonal comparison. Filters can be adjusted to specific railroads, different commodities, or to include received carloads.

Query from the full grain inspections data to only include the latest week of data. Volumes are summed for each commodity, port, and destination combination.

Weekly spot market availability for refrigerated truck movements at origin shipping areas for individual commodities. Availability is represented numerically as 1 = “Shortage”, 2 = “Slight Shortage”, 3 = “Adequate”, 4 = “Slight Surplus”, 5 = “Surplus”.

This data set contains rail tariff rates by railroad, commodity (corn, soybeans, and wheat), and train type, for select origin/destination pairs. These data are collected monthly from individual railroad websites.

Quarterly totals of refrigerated truck load volumes (tonnage) from U.S. origin shipping areas and cross-border movements from Mexico and Canada for individual fruit and vegetable varieties.

Note: Entries marked zero tons were registered commodity movements, but the sum of all shipment volumes totaled less than 1 ton.