This dataset encompasses the weekly terminal dwell time. \nTerminal dwell is the average time a car resides at a specified terminal\nlocation expressed in hours. As part of\ntheir submissions to the STB, Class I railroads provide average terminal dwell\ntime, measured in hours, excluding cars on run through trains (i.e., cars that\narrive at, and depart from, a terminal on the same through train) for the\ncarrier’s system and its ten largest terminals in terms of railcars processed.
Methodologies
The calculation and derivation of measures may vary by Class I railroad based on each carrier’s operational practices and reporting methodologies. While all Class I rail carriers submit data in accordance with Surface Transportation Board reporting requirements, differences in measurement definitions, data sources, and calculation approaches may result in variations across railroads. Detailed carrier-specific methodologies and definitions are available below:
Note: Through the report week ending May 3, 2025, Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway submitted rail service data separately. From the report week ending May 9, 2025, onwards, data for the merged CPKC is available.
", "modified": "2026-10-30T01:00:32+00:00", "landingPage": "https://opendata.stb.gov/explore/dataset/ep724-average-terminal-dwell-time/", "publisher": {"name": null}, "accessLevel": "public", "keyword": ["Rail Service Data"], "language": ["en"], "theme": ["Rail Service Performance"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "The employment data collection under 49 CFR Part 1246 includes monthly reports of the average number of employees in six employee job categories:
These data are reported by all Class I carriers and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). All employment data is reported at the system level.
", "modified": "2026-10-20T13:15:41+00:00", "landingPage": "https://opendata.stb.gov/explore/dataset/stb-1246-all-carriers/", "publisher": {"name": null}, "accessLevel": "public", "keyword": ["Employment", "STB 1246"], "language": ["en"], "rights": "U.S. Government work", "theme": ["Employment Data"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "The Surface Transportation Board requires Class I rail carriers to submit weekly reports on rail service performance. These reports give the agency and the public greater real-time visibility into the performance of the Class I rail network. This specific dataset relates to the Chicago gateway.
This dataset encompasses grain shuttle train turns data from the Rail Service Metrics. Each month, the railroads with dedicated grain shuttle service provide information on the number of turns their grain shuttles make per month. Shuttle turns per month (TPM) are reported on an average basis.
This data applies only to those carriers operating grain unit trains in shuttle service. Data collected from 2014 to pre-March 2017 included non-shuttle grain trains as part of the shuttle train turns data, and thus is not directly comparable to the dataset here.
Methodologies
The calculation and derivation of measures may vary by Class I railroad based on each carrier’s operational practices and reporting methodologies. While all Class I rail carriers submit data in accordance with Surface Transportation Board reporting requirements, differences in measurement definitions, data sources, and calculation approaches may result in variations across railroads. Detailed carrier-specific methodologies and definitions are available below:
Note: Through the report week ending May 3, 2025, Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway submitted rail service data separately. From the report week ending May 9, 2025, onwards, data for the merged CPKC is available.
This dataset encompasses rail service reliability performance data collected under Docket No. EP 787. Each week, Class I railroads provide information on key service reliability metrics. The metrics Original Estimated Time of Arrival (OETA) and Industry Sport and Pull (ISP) are reported on a weekly average basis.
Original estimated time of arrival
Industry spot and pull (ISP)
Methodologies
The calculation and derivation of measures may vary by Class I railroad based on each carrier’s operational practices and reporting methodologies. While all Class I rail carriers submit data in accordance with Surface Transportation Board reporting requirements, differences in measurement definitions, data sources, and calculation approaches may vary across railroads. Detailed carrier-specific methodologies and definitions are available below:
• BNSF
• Canadian National (Grand Trunk Corporation)
• CPKC
• CSX
", "modified": "2026-10-05T16:22:12+00:00", "landingPage": "https://opendata.stb.gov/explore/dataset/ep-787-rail-service-data/", "publisher": {"name": null}, "accessLevel": "public", "keyword": ["Rail Service Data", "EP 787"], "language": ["en"], "theme": ["Rail Service Performance"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "In STB Docket No. EP 770 (Sub-No.\n1), the Board directed Class I rail carriers to submit two broad categories of rail\nservice and employment data for a six-month period to better assess how these\ncarriers were performing amid a challenging supply chain environment. These\ncollections were extended in 2022, 2023, and 2024 with some modifications to\nscope, including ending the collection of the service data after December 2023.\nThe modified employment data collection in EP 770 (Sub-No. 1) ended following\nthe receipt of December 2025 data. The archive file of the historical EP 770\n(Sub-No.1) data is available here. The archive file also contains legacy 49 CFR\nPart 1246 data for Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, now reporting as\nthe combined CPKC.
The Surface Transportation Board requires Class I rail\ncarriers to provide weekly reports containing data on rail service\nperformance. These reports, which also include data pertaining to the\nChicago gateway, allow both the agency and the public to have greater real-time\nvisibility into the performance of the Class I industry. This dataset comprises\nthese official filings, which undergoes a process of extraction, cleansing, and\ndata quality checks. The refined output is loaded into structured analytics\ncolumns.
Individual Carrier Performance Data
Methodologies
The calculation and derivation of measures may vary by Class\nI railroad based on each carrier’s operational practices and reporting\nmethodologies. While all Class I rail carriers submit data in accordance with\nSurface Transportation Board reporting\nrequirements, differences in measurement definitions, data sources, and\ncalculation approaches may result in variations across railroads. Detailed\ncarrier-specific methodologies and definitions are available below:
Note: Through the report week ending May 3, 2025, Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway submitted rail service data separately. From the report week ending May 9, 2025, onwards, data for the merged CPKC is available.
The Class I railroads are required to submit this data every\nWednesday by the close of business. The data is then posted each Thursday by\nclose of business.
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Note: This dataset includes historical data beginning\nfrom March 2017 for all railroads. In 2014 in Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No.\n3), the Board began collecting data on an interim basis. In 2016 in Docket No. EP\n724 (Sub-No. 4), the Board adopted\na final rule establishing permanent reporting, which modified the previous data\nreporting requirements and datasets. As a result, data collection under EP 724\n(Sub-No. 3) was discontinued on March 22, 2017, and initial reporting under EP 724\n(Sub-No. 4) began on March 29, 2017. You can view data prior to March 29, 2017\nby searching for each railroad’s weekly status report filing in Docket No. EP 724\n(Sub No. 3) on the Board’s\nwebsite.
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