| Railroad | Measure | Variable | 5/3/2017 | 5/2/2018 | 5/1/2019 | 5/6/2020 | 5/5/2021 | 5/4/2022 | 5/3/2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 33.3 | 33.3 | 32.3 | 37.1 | 30.6 | 31.2 | 34.0 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 22.8 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 25.6 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 25.4 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 23.8 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 25.8 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 24.6 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 25.8 | 26.1 | 24.6 | 31.1 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.0 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 25.3 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 24.0 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 25.2 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 23.0 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 21.6 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 24.9 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.6 | |
| BNSF | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 25.7 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 28.6 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.7 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal | 24.2 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 24.4 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude | 21.8 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 22.1 | 26.0 | ||
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol | 28.6 | 28.6 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 25.5 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain | 24.4 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 26.9 | 20.5 | 25.4 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 27.4 | 27.2 | 25.7 | 29.1 | 26.7 | 25.4 | 28.8 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 23.3 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 24.0 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Other Unit | 23.0 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 21.7 | 25.0 | |
| CN | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System (U.S.) | 24.1 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 21.7 | 25.1 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 28.7 | 30.3 | 31.7 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 28.1 | 30.9 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 27.8 | 18.9 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 20.6 | 25.3 | 22.4 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 27.4 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 16.9 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 22.0 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 33.6 | 32.5 | 27.0 | 19.5 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 25.7 | 17.6 | 25.4 | 21.1 | 26.4 | 24.0 | 19.7 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 25.9 | 23.0 | 26.3 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 22.1 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 23.6 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 27.1 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 21.7 | |
| CP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 24.8 | 20.8 | 24.4 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 22.6 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 28.9 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 32.9 | 30.4 | 29.3 | 32.0 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 23.2 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 17.9 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 24.7 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 23.1 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 22.1 | |||||||
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 27.1 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 0.0 | |||
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 24.9 | 22.4 | 25.3 | 28.8 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 25.6 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 19.3 | 20.8 | 23.3 | 24.9 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 24.5 | |
| CSX | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 21.7 | 22.2 | 24.9 | 27.1 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 26.1 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 32.0 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 34.4 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 25.0 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 24.4 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 18.4 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 26.4 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 28.2 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 0.0 | |
| KCS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 26.7 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 27.8 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 29.9 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 25.6 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 15.8 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 21.5 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 12.9 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 17.2 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 21.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 15.3 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 22.4 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 19.1 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 22.8 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 14.8 | 18.3 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 19.6 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 13.3 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 20.2 | 16.4 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 | |
| NS | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 21.9 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 25.4 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Intermodal | 31.9 | 30.7 | 28.8 | 34.2 | 30.7 | 29.2 | 30.3 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Grain unit | 24.5 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 22.2 | 22.7 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Coal unit | 27.0 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 27.5 | 24.5 | 25.4 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Automotive unit | 26.8 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 25.5 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Crude oil unit | 22.4 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 21.4 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Ethanol unit | 23.4 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 21.5 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | Manifest | 23.5 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 | |
| UP | Average Train Speed (MPH) | System | 26.3 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 27.1 | 25.4 | 23.4 | 24.1 |
History
A Look Back: 1957 Guthrie Wreck Killed Six, But More Could Have Died
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s Chicago-to-Miami Dixieland Flyer passenger train approached the junction at Guthrie at about 4:30 or 4:45 p.m. on June 29, 1957, as a westbound 29-car freight train, No. 121, heading toward Memphis and pulled by two locomotives, approached the at-level crossing.