A Look at Freight Railroads’ Average Speed for the First Week of May

RailroadMeasureVariable5/3/20175/2/20185/1/20195/6/20205/5/20215/4/20225/3/2023
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal33.333.332.337.130.631.234.0
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit22.821.922.525.623.423.925.4
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit23.822.420.025.822.524.124.6
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit25.826.124.631.124.125.226.0
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit21.922.322.827.522.524.725.3
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit24.021.120.925.221.320.623.0
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest21.621.119.724.921.221.521.6
BNSFAverage Train Speed (MPH)System25.724.923.628.624.725.025.7
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal24.223.022.424.021.520.224.4
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude21.823.824.724.622.126.0
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol28.628.626.721.123.824.725.5
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain24.421.722.924.526.920.525.4
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal27.427.225.729.126.725.428.8
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest23.321.121.724.122.320.824.0
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)Other Unit23.020.922.024.523.721.725.0
CNAverage Train Speed (MPH)System (U.S.)24.122.322.625.323.621.725.1
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal28.730.331.729.733.328.130.9
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit27.818.925.425.320.625.322.4
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit27.420.123.823.021.922.816.9
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit22.023.825.833.632.527.019.5
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit25.717.625.421.126.424.019.7
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit25.923.026.327.624.824.422.1
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest23.620.322.227.125.124.021.7
CPAverage Train Speed (MPH)System24.820.824.427.025.924.922.6
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal28.929.531.532.930.429.332.0
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit20.420.921.624.321.121.223.2
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit17.918.921.624.720.920.823.1
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit22.1
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit27.127.328.331.20.0
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit24.922.425.328.822.625.025.6
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest19.320.823.324.921.219.224.5
CSXAverage Train Speed (MPH)System21.722.224.927.123.321.926.1
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal32.033.131.634.431.932.20.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit25.025.926.127.321.021.50.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit24.426.426.827.024.718.40.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit0.00.00.00.00.019.00.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit0.00.00.00.00.029.00.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest26.426.025.728.223.124.10.0
KCSAverage Train Speed (MPH)System26.727.427.029.224.024.00.0
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal27.825.627.529.925.123.925.6
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit15.814.317.421.514.615.812.9
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit17.216.418.821.117.316.815.3
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit22.418.521.40.018.515.019.1
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit22.820.320.525.320.014.818.3
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit19.619.122.323.917.115.013.3
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest20.216.420.622.817.514.714.7
NSAverage Train Speed (MPH)System21.919.122.325.420.018.018.0
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Intermodal31.930.728.834.230.729.230.3
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Grain unit24.523.623.925.024.122.222.7
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Coal unit27.026.626.328.827.524.525.4
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Automotive unit26.824.623.026.026.225.325.5
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Crude oil unit22.421.320.124.423.620.121.4
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Ethanol unit23.421.520.723.923.620.821.5
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)Manifest23.521.920.924.022.921.321.5
UPAverage Train Speed (MPH)System26.324.923.627.125.423.424.1

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