Built on 9 years of STB filings

Rail Transit Time Calculator

Estimate how long a carload move takes, using the Class I service data the railroads file weekly with the Surface Transportation Board — and see whether your carriers are running at their normal pace right now.

RailroadMilesSpeedBasisvs seasonal norm
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How this works. Class I railroads file average train speed by service type and average terminal dwell with the STB every week under EP 724. We route your lane across the North American rail network, apply each carrier's current speed for the way your traffic actually moves, and add dwell for origin, destination, and each interchange. Unit and shuttle trains bypass classification, so they carry fewer dwell events than a single manifest car. The seasonal comparison uses the same week in prior years, because rail service is strongly seasonal — comparing against a trailing average would report winter as a service failure.