Performance Measures
Weekly Performance Reports
*Available on the Association of American Railroads’ site
Monthly
Performance Reports
Cars On Line, Train Speed and Terminal Dwell Hours
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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1999
Cars On Line
Cars On Line is the average of the daily on-line inventory of freight cars. Articulated cars are counted as a single unit. Cars on private tracks (e.g., at a customer's facility) are counted on the last railroad on which they were located. Maintenance of way cars are excluded.
Train Speed
Train Speed measures the line-haul movement between terminals. The average speed is calculated by dividing train-miles by total hours operated, excluding yard and local trains, passenger trains, maintenance of way trains, and terminal time. System-wide average train speeds are given for the following train types:
- Intermodal
- Manifest
- Multilevel
- Coal Unit
- Grain Unit
- All trains
Terminal Dwell (Hours) Terminal Dwell is the average time a car resides at the specified terminal location expressed in hours. The measurement begins with a customer release, received interchange, or train arrival event and ends with a customer placement (actual or constructive), delivered or offered in interchange, or train departure event. Cars that move through a terminal on a run-through train are excluded, as are stored, bad ordered, and maintenance of way cars.
