Freight Rail Yields
Friday, August 28, 2015
Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
| Freight Rail Operating Yields (Class I only) | 2014 Q2 | 2015 Q2 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Yield (cents per ton-mile) | 4.23 | 4.16 |
| Percent change from same quarter previous year | - 0.3% | - 1.5% |
NOTES: The operating yield was calculated based on operating revenues per revenue ton-mile of freight for Class I railroads only. The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based upon Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration, Quarterly Selected Earnings, available at http://www.stb.dot.gov/ as of August 2015.