Rail Freight Rates by Lane

Indicative estimates only. Steel Wheel Logistics does not guarantee rates. Actual pricing varies by railroad, equipment availability, contract terms, fuel-surcharge revisions, and lane conditions on the day of move.

Grain 78 lanes

Corn, wheat, soybeans (covered hopper)

AZ (3)

IL (3)

IN (1)

Indianapolis, IN → New York City, NY $7,792

KS (1)

Wichita, KS → Portland, OR $10,250

KY (1)

Louisville, KY → Los Angeles, CA $14,196

LA (1)

New Orleans, LA → Los Angeles, CA $11,556

MA (1)

South Boston, MA → Los Angeles, CA $16,076

MN (3)

Minneapolis, MN → Los Angeles, CA $12,394
Minneapolis, MN → New York City, NY $12,315
Minneapolis, MN → Houston, TX $9,761

MO (2)

Kansas City, MO → Los Angeles, CA $10,625
Kansas City, MO → Tampa, FL $9,905

NE (1)

Omaha, NE → Stockton, CA $9,656

NM (1)

Albuquerque, NM → Brooklyn, NY $14,612

NY (26)

Brooklyn, NY → Long Beach, CA $17,834
Brooklyn, NY → San Diego, CA $17,424
Brooklyn, NY → San Jose, CA $17,046
Brooklyn, NY → Jacksonville, FL $9,091
Brooklyn, NY → Portland, OR $18,390
Brooklyn, NY → San Antonio, TX $14,200
New York City, NY → Los Angeles, CA $17,357
New York City, NY → San Jose, CA $17,055
New York City, NY → Aurora, CO $13,189
New York City, NY → Denver, CO $14,136
New York City, NY → Louisville, KY $9,418
New York City, NY → Reno, NV $16,219
New York City, NY → Tulsa, OK $10,418
New York City, NY → Portland, OR $18,400
New York City, NY → Nashville, TN $8,283
New York City, NY → Fort Worth, TX $15,021
New York City, NY → Laredo, TX $13,843
New York City, NY → Milwaukee, WI $10,613
Queens, NY → Tucson, AZ $15,550
Queens, NY → Fresno, CA $17,115
Queens, NY → Austin, TX $13,221
Queens, NY → El Paso, TX $14,106
Queens, NY → Houston, TX $13,305
The Bronx, NY → Los Angeles, CA $19,363
The Bronx, NY → Houston, TX $14,963
The Bronx, NY → Seattle, WA $15,787

OK (1)

Oklahoma City, OK → Los Angeles, CA $9,407

PA (3)

Philadelphia, PA → Portland, OR $17,157
Philadelphia, PA → Seattle, WA $15,934
Pittsburgh, PA → Los Angeles, CA $14,487

TN (2)

Nashville, TN → Los Angeles, CA $13,103
New South Memphis, TN → New York City, NY $12,442

TX (8)

Corpus Christi, TX → New York City, NY $14,031
Fort Worth, TX → Chicago, IL $7,566
Fort Worth, TX → Queens, NY $14,825
Houston, TX → San Jose, CA $10,663
Houston, TX → Chicago, IL $8,313
Houston, TX → Brooklyn, NY $13,208
San Antonio, TX → San Diego, CA $8,974
San Antonio, TX → New York City, NY $14,160

WA (3)

Seattle, WA → Los Angeles, CA $9,922
Seattle, WA → Chicago, IL $12,173
Tri-Cities, WA → New York City, NY $16,971

Steel 74 lanes

Coil, plate, structural (gondola/centerbeam)

AL (2)

Birmingham, AL → Detroit, MI $8,222
Mobile, AL → Chicago, IL $10,104

AZ (2)

Phoenix, AZ → Philadelphia, PA $18,369
Tucson, AZ → Queens, NY $17,726

CA (15)

Los Angeles, CA → Denver, CO $9,551
Los Angeles, CA → Miami, FL $15,951
Los Angeles, CA → Omaha, NE $11,878
Los Angeles, CA → New York City, NY $20,056
Los Angeles, CA → Cleveland, OH $16,376
Los Angeles, CA → Memphis, TN $13,999
Los Angeles, CA → Austin, TX $11,115
Los Angeles, CA → Fort Worth, TX $10,299
Los Angeles, CA → Virginia Beach, VA $17,528
Los Angeles, CA → Milwaukee, WI $14,620
San Diego, CA → Brooklyn, NY $20,993
San Diego, CA → San Antonio, TX $10,638
San Jose, CA → Brooklyn, NY $19,748
San Jose, CA → New York City, NY $19,749
San Jose, CA → Houston, TX $12,724

CO (2)

Aurora, CO → New York City, NY $15,394
Denver, CO → New York City, NY $16,232

FL (3)

Jacksonville, FL → Los Angeles, CA $15,510
Jacksonville, FL → Chicago, IL $8,883
Jacksonville, FL → Brooklyn, NY $10,951

IL (3)

IN (1)

Gary, IN → Houston, TX $9,413

KY (1)

Louisville, KY → New York City, NY $11,400

NV (1)

Reno, NV → New York City, NY $18,803

NY (24)

Brooklyn, NY → Mesa, AZ $17,948
Brooklyn, NY → Phoenix, AZ $18,001
Brooklyn, NY → Tucson, AZ $17,664
Brooklyn, NY → Anaheim, CA $19,020
New York City, NY → Mesa, AZ $17,960
New York City, NY → Riverside, CA $19,054
New York City, NY → Sacramento, CA $19,520
New York City, NY → San Francisco, CA $19,895
New York City, NY → Tampa, FL $9,839
New York City, NY → Wichita, KS $14,376
New York City, NY → Saint Paul, MN $11,885
New York City, NY → Omaha, NE $12,895
New York City, NY → Oklahoma City, OK $12,629
New York City, NY → Austin, TX $16,125
New York City, NY → Houston, TX $15,188
New York City, NY → Lubbock, TX $15,589
New York City, NY → Plano, TX $14,130
Queens, NY → Sacramento, CA $19,320
Queens, NY → San Jose, CA $19,227
Queens, NY → Albuquerque, NM $16,011
Queens, NY → San Antonio, TX $15,029
The Bronx, NY → Phoenix, AZ $20,084
The Bronx, NY → San Diego, CA $21,827
The Bronx, NY → San Francisco, CA $19,683

OH (1)

Cincinnati, OH → Los Angeles, CA $16,496

OK (1)

Tulsa, OK → New York City, NY $12,654

OR (3)

Portland, OR → Brooklyn, NY $20,968
Portland, OR → New York City, NY $20,969
Portland, OR → Philadelphia, PA $19,371

PA (2)

Philadelphia, PA → San Francisco, CA $18,625
Pittsburgh, PA → Atlanta, GA $8,589

TN (2)

Nashville, TN → New York City, NY $10,271
New South Memphis, TN → Los Angeles, CA $14,002

TX (8)

Austin, TX → Queens, NY $15,897
El Paso, TX → Queens, NY $16,434
Fort Worth, TX → New York City, NY $16,279
Houston, TX → Chicago, IL $9,880
Houston, TX → Queens, NY $14,892
Laredo, TX → New York City, NY $16,202
San Antonio, TX → San Jose, CA $11,927
San Antonio, TX → Brooklyn, NY $15,862

WA (2)

Seattle, WA → The Bronx, NY $18,385
Seattle, WA → Philadelphia, PA $18,205

WI (1)

Milwaukee, WI → New York City, NY $12,276

Plastic 68 lanes

Resin pellets (covered hopper)

AZ (5)

CA (17)

Anaheim, CA → Brooklyn, NY $20,438
Los Angeles, CA → Orlando, FL $16,615
Los Angeles, CA → Indianapolis, IN $16,287
Los Angeles, CA → Lexington, KY $17,118
Los Angeles, CA → Lexington-Fayette, KY $17,123
Los Angeles, CA → Greensboro, NC $17,273
Los Angeles, CA → West Raleigh, NC $18,977
Los Angeles, CA → Queens, NY $21,094
Los Angeles, CA → Columbus, OH $17,118
Los Angeles, CA → Houston, TX $11,953
Riverside, CA → New York City, NY $19,839
Sacramento, CA → Queens, NY $20,895
San Diego, CA → Indianapolis, IN $17,448
San Francisco, CA → New York City, NY $21,300
San Francisco, CA → The Bronx, NY $21,035
San Francisco, CA → Philadelphia, PA $19,678
San Jose, CA → Queens, NY $20,822

CO (1)

Denver, CO → Los Angeles, CA $10,236

FL (2)

Miami, FL → Los Angeles, CA $16,991
Tampa, FL → New York City, NY $10,977

IL (1)

Chicago, IL → Queens, NY $10,635

KS (1)

Wichita, KS → New York City, NY $15,542

LA (1)

Baton Rouge, LA → Chicago, IL $9,618

MN (1)

Saint Paul, MN → New York City, NY $13,020

NE (2)

Omaha, NE → Los Angeles, CA $12,716
Omaha, NE → New York City, NY $14,007

NM (1)

Albuquerque, NM → Queens, NY $17,489

NY (17)

Brooklyn, NY → Las Vegas, NV $19,227
Brooklyn, NY → El Paso, TX $17,849
New York City, NY → Chandler, AZ $18,928
New York City, NY → Phoenix, AZ $18,973
New York City, NY → Anaheim, CA $20,079
New York City, NY → Chula Vista, CA $20,810
New York City, NY → Irvine, CA $20,080
New York City, NY → Long Beach, CA $21,226
New York City, NY → Colorado Springs, CO $16,336
New York City, NY → Miami, FL $11,164
New York City, NY → Kansas City, MO $12,890
New York City, NY → Albuquerque, NM $17,094
New York City, NY → Seattle, WA $20,478
Queens, NY → Phoenix, AZ $18,741
Queens, NY → Portland, OR $21,399
Queens, NY → Seattle, WA $20,260
The Bronx, NY → Chicago, IL $12,335

OH (1)

Cleveland, OH → Los Angeles, CA $17,327

OK (1)

Oklahoma City, OK → New York City, NY $13,917

PA (3)

Philadelphia, PA → Phoenix, AZ $17,739
Philadelphia, PA → San Diego, CA $19,542
Philadelphia, PA → San Antonio, TX $14,792

TN (1)

Memphis, TN → Los Angeles, CA $14,840

TX (11)

Austin, TX → Los Angeles, CA $11,868
Austin, TX → New York City, NY $16,619
Corpus Christi, TX → Memphis, TN $8,102
El Paso, TX → Chicago, IL $11,448
Fort Worth, TX → Los Angeles, CA $11,033
Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA $11,953
Houston, TX → Atlanta, GA $12,297
Houston, TX → New York City, NY $15,707
Lubbock, TX → New York City, NY $16,852
Plano, TX → New York City, NY $15,353
San Antonio, TX → Queens, NY $16,584

VA (1)

Virginia Beach, VA → Los Angeles, CA $18,629

WI (1)

Milwaukee, WI → Los Angeles, CA $15,549

Paper 67 lanes

Pulp, rolls, finished paper (boxcar)

AL (1)

Mobile, AL → Chicago, IL $10,943

AZ (4)

Chandler, AZ → New York City, NY $20,188
Phoenix, AZ → Washington, DC $18,974
Phoenix, AZ → New York City, NY $20,235
Phoenix, AZ → Queens, NY $19,643

CA (13)

Anaheim, CA → New York City, NY $21,016
Chula Vista, CA → New York City, NY $22,113
Irvine, CA → New York City, NY $21,018
Long Beach, CA → New York City, NY $22,150
Los Angeles, CA → Detroit, MI $17,265
Los Angeles, CA → Raleigh, NC $17,536
Los Angeles, CA → Newark, NJ $21,192
Los Angeles, CA → Brooklyn, NY $21,673
Los Angeles, CA → Staten Island, NY $20,686
Los Angeles, CA → Philadelphia, PA $20,050
Los Angeles, CA → San Antonio, TX $11,379
San Diego, CA → Columbus, OH $17,721
San Diego, CA → Philadelphia, PA $21,737

CO (1)

Colorado Springs, CO → New York City, NY $17,235

FL (3)

IL (4)

IN (2)

Indianapolis, IN → Los Angeles, CA $17,145
Indianapolis, IN → San Diego, CA $17,945

KY (2)

Lexington, KY → Los Angeles, CA $17,958
Lexington-Fayette, KY → Los Angeles, CA $17,963

MO (1)

Kansas City, MO → New York City, NY $13,776

NC (2)

Greensboro, NC → Los Angeles, CA $17,852
West Raleigh, NC → Los Angeles, CA $19,563

NM (1)

Albuquerque, NM → New York City, NY $17,981

NV (1)

Las Vegas, NV → Brooklyn, NY $20,152

NY (23)

Brooklyn, NY → Fresno, CA $21,148
Brooklyn, NY → Oakland, CA $20,912
Brooklyn, NY → Sacramento, CA $21,095
Brooklyn, NY → San Francisco, CA $21,506
Brooklyn, NY → Denver, CO $16,924
Brooklyn, NY → Oklahoma City, OK $14,346
Brooklyn, NY → Fort Worth, TX $17,828
Brooklyn, NY → Seattle, WA $21,014
New York City, NY → Gilbert, AZ $19,409
New York City, NY → Glendale, AZ $19,246
New York City, NY → Oakland, CA $20,925
New York City, NY → St. Petersburg, FL $10,924
New York City, NY → New Orleans, LA $14,456
New York City, NY → Henderson, NV $19,848
New York City, NY → Las Vegas, NV $19,770
New York City, NY → Memphis, TN $13,626
New York City, NY → Arlington, TX $17,726
New York City, NY → El Paso, TX $17,851
Queens, NY → Mesa, AZ $19,189
Queens, NY → Los Angeles, CA $21,072
Queens, NY → San Diego, CA $21,141
Queens, NY → San Francisco, CA $21,298
Queens, NY → Chicago, IL $10,131

OH (1)

Columbus, OH → Los Angeles, CA $17,589

OR (1)

Portland, OR → Queens, NY $22,508

TN (1)

Memphis, TN → Los Angeles, CA $15,292

TX (5)

El Paso, TX → Brooklyn, NY $18,906
Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA $12,379
Houston, TX → San Francisco, CA $14,530
San Antonio, TX → The Bronx, NY $17,477
San Antonio, TX → Philadelphia, PA $15,206

WA (1)

Seattle, WA → Queens, NY $21,386

Coal 72 lanes

Thermal/met coal (open-top hopper)

AZ (4)

Gilbert, AZ → New York City, NY $14,200
Glendale, AZ → New York City, NY $13,943
Mesa, AZ → Queens, NY $13,663
Phoenix, AZ → Chicago, IL $8,974

CA (17)

Fresno, CA → Brooklyn, NY $15,153
Los Angeles, CA → Washington, DC $15,526
Los Angeles, CA → Atlanta, GA $10,035
Los Angeles, CA → Louisville, KY $12,080
Los Angeles, CA → New Orleans, LA $9,722
Los Angeles, CA → South Boston, MA $13,582
Los Angeles, CA → Minneapolis, MN $10,290
Los Angeles, CA → Kansas City, MO $8,724
Los Angeles, CA → The Bronx, NY $17,638
Los Angeles, CA → Oklahoma City, OK $7,637
Los Angeles, CA → Nashville, TN $11,275
Los Angeles, CA → Seattle, WA $9,311
Oakland, CA → Brooklyn, NY $14,828
San Diego, CA → Jacksonville, FL $11,809
San Francisco, CA → Brooklyn, NY $15,400
San Francisco, CA → Queens, NY $15,397
San Francisco, CA → Houston, TX $9,071

CO (1)

Denver, CO → Brooklyn, NY $12,795

DC (1)

Washington, DC → Phoenix, AZ $14,602

FL (2)

Jacksonville, FL → San Jose, CA $12,960
St. Petersburg, FL → New York City, NY $7,512

IL (2)

Chicago, IL → Fort Worth, TX $6,188
Chicago, IL → Seattle, WA $10,238

LA (1)

New Orleans, LA → New York City, NY $10,681

MI (1)

Detroit, MI → Los Angeles, CA $11,303

NC (1)

Raleigh, NC → Los Angeles, CA $11,616

NV (2)

Henderson, NV → New York City, NY $14,129
Las Vegas, NV → New York City, NY $14,078

NY (21)

Brooklyn, NY → Los Angeles, CA $14,984
Brooklyn, NY → Chicago, IL $7,204
Brooklyn, NY → Albuquerque, NM $12,558
Brooklyn, NY → Houston, TX $11,836
New York City, NY → Tucson, AZ $13,776
New York City, NY → Bakersfield, CA $14,992
New York City, NY → Fresno, CA $14,944
New York City, NY → San Diego, CA $15,136
New York City, NY → Jacksonville, FL $7,748
New York City, NY → Indianapolis, IN $6,016
New York City, NY → Minneapolis, MN $10,523
New York City, NY → New South Memphis, TN $9,873
New York City, NY → Corpus Christi, TX $12,468
New York City, NY → San Antonio, TX $12,473
New York City, NY → Tri-Cities, WA $14,603
Queens, NY → Long Beach, CA $15,357
Queens, NY → Denver, CO $12,371
Queens, NY → Fort Worth, TX $12,309
Staten Island, NY → Los Angeles, CA $14,188
The Bronx, NY → San Jose, CA $14,252
The Bronx, NY → San Antonio, TX $12,955

OH (1)

Columbus, OH → San Diego, CA $12,323

OK (1)

Oklahoma City, OK → Brooklyn, NY $10,286

OR (1)

Portland, OR → Chicago, IL $10,330

PA (2)

Philadelphia, PA → Chicago, IL $6,038
Pittsburgh, PA → Mobile, AL $7,018

TN (2)

Knoxville, TN → Tampa, FL $5,146
Memphis, TN → New York City, NY $9,850

TX (9)

Arlington, TX → New York City, NY $13,436
Austin, TX → Chicago, IL $6,815
El Paso, TX → New York City, NY $12,874
Fort Worth, TX → Brooklyn, NY $13,395
Houston, TX → Phoenix, AZ $6,378
Houston, TX → San Diego, CA $7,983
Houston, TX → The Bronx, NY $13,368
San Antonio, TX → Los Angeles, CA $6,879
San Antonio, TX → Chicago, IL $6,655

WA (1)

Seattle, WA → Brooklyn, NY $15,283

WY (2)

Casper, WY → Memphis, TN $6,314
Cheyenne, WY → Houston, TX $6,001

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Grain 78 lanes

AZ (3)

CA (11)

CO (1)

DC (1)

FL (3)

GA (1)

IL (3)

IN (1)

KS (1)

KY (1)

LA (1)

MA (1)

MN (3)

MO (2)

NE (1)

NM (1)

NY (26)

OK (1)

PA (3)

TN (2)

TX (8)

WA (3)

Steel 74 lanes

AL (2)

AZ (2)

CA (15)

CO (2)

FL (3)

IL (3)

IN (1)

KY (1)

NV (1)

NY (24)

OH (1)

OK (1)

OR (3)

PA (2)

TN (2)

TX (8)

WA (2)

WI (1)

Plastic 68 lanes

AZ (5)

CA (17)

CO (1)

FL (2)

IL (1)

KS (1)

LA (1)

MN (1)

NE (2)

NM (1)

NY (17)

OH (1)

OK (1)

PA (3)

TN (1)

TX (11)

VA (1)

WI (1)

Paper 67 lanes

AL (1)

AZ (4)

CA (13)

CO (1)

FL (3)

IL (4)

IN (2)

KY (2)

MO (1)

NC (2)

NM (1)

NV (1)

NY (23)

OH (1)

OR (1)

TN (1)

TX (5)