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Average Rail Terminal Dwell Time in Hours: January 2021–August 2024

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This line graph shows average rail terminal dwell time. The x-axis represents month and year and ranges from January 2021 through September 2024. The y-axis represents hours and ranges from 10 through 40. Data are plotted for Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National Railway, and Burlington Northern and Sante Fey Railway. For all terminals, dwell time fluctuates from month to month, generally be

Dataset Excel:

F3-12 Average Rail Terminal Dwell Time In Hours, 2021 – August 31, 2024.xlsx (48.65 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Freight Indicators, available at https://www.bts.gov/freight-indicators as of August 2024.

UP = Union Pacific; NS = Norfolk Southern; KCS = Kansas City Southern Railway Company; CSX = Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Railroad; CP = Canadian Pacific; CN = Canadian National Railway; BNSF = Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.

Previous Editions:
Average Rail Terminal Dwell Time In Hours January 2, 2021-September 2, 2023
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