This figure use the Public Use Carload Waybill Sample to plot the tonnage hauled over different distance bands: 500 miles or less; 501 to 1,000 miles; 1,001 to 1,500 miles, and more than 1,500 miles. The filter can be changed to show these tonnages for different commodities (default includes corn, soybeans, and wheat), and for specific origin/destination BEA codes.

This chart shows the monthly carloads of U.S. biodiesel. Use the filters on the right to choose a specific origin, destination or date.

This page shows visualizations of the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) weekly Rail Service Metrics, with a focus on agricultural service metrics. It includes visualizations showing train speeds, dwell times, unfilled grain car orders, and others.

This chart shows quarterly transportation rates for shipping wheat from Kansas and North Dakota through the PNW to Japan for the last 10 years

This figure plots the tonnage hauled in different car sets: 5 or less, 6-49, 50-74, and 75 or more. The filter can be changed to show these tonnages for different commodities (default includes corn, soybeans, and wheat) and to specify origin/destination Business Economic Areas (BEA).

The dataset contains weekly rail service metrics from the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The STB began collecting some service metrics from railroads in October 2014 and issued a final rulemaking in March 2017, ultimately collecting data on 11 different categories of rail service (listed below). The STB also collects Chicago-specific metrics that are not included in this dataset. The original STB source data can be found here: https://prod.stb.gov/reports-data/rail-service-data/.

This dataset is a compilation of all 11 categories in a single table. The single-table approach offers a convenient way to access all of the data at once, and it enables the use of the "global filter" feature in the Agricultural Rail Service Metrics dashboard found here: https://internal.agtransport.usda.gov/stories/s/jxpf-zf6y.

For those that wish to work with each category separately (or to view the metadata for each category), the 11 individual tables can be accessed at the following URLs:

Carloadings: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/tb7q-kn5i.
Train Speeds: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/2wy9-nmz4.
Origin Dwell Times: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/34cn-rk65.
Terminal Dwell Times: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/9z94-b4fw.
Cars On Line: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/grdc-x6yk.
Manifest Grain Car Order Fulfillment: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/57pa-stwn.
Railcars Not Moved: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/fta3-xryx.
Trains Held Short: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/iacs-9uck.
Grain Cars Loaded and Billed: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/27k8-utc2.
Grain Shuttle Train Turns: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/nwye-ushu.
Coal Unit Train Loadings: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/5pbv-pd4d.

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 chart shows historical grain train speeds, averaged by month, to provide a sense of long-term trends. Use the filters to select different date ranges, commodities, or railroads.

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.

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.