Rail Dwell Time (RAILDWELL & RRTD)

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WHAT IS IT?

Dwell time (RAILDWELL or RRTD) are a set of indices broken down by commodity, as well as a sum of all the commodities. Dwell time shows the amount of time a train waits at its origination point for that specific commodity.

RAILDWELLAUTO: Weekly Automotive Rail Origin Dwell Times
RAILDWELLETH: Weekly Ethanol Rail Origin Dwell Times
RAILDWELLOTH: Weekly Other Rail Origin Dwell Times
RAILDWELLGRAIN: Weekly Grain Rail Origin Dwell Times
RAILDWELLCOAL: Weekly Coal Rail Origin Dwell Times
RAILDWELLOIL: Weekly Crude Oil Rail Origin Dwell Times
RRTD: Rail Terminal Dwell Time
RRTDSA: Rail Terminal Dwell Time System Average
RAILDWELL: Weekly average time a rail car resides at the largest 10 terminals for each railroad company expressed in hours, excluding cars on run through trains.

WHO IS INTERESTED?

Rail Economists, Railroad operations, Shippers, Supply Chain Analysts

WHAT DOES IT TELL ME?

The indices show the amount of time a train waits at the origin for a specific commodity, the amount of time a train waits at one of the 10 largest terminals that the specified company owns. These indices can be used as a way to estimate the time it takes to receive or ship a load and can help shippers plan loads. Looking at these indices with weather can better help shippers strategically originate loads. Also, these may influence which railroad one may choose to move goods by if one operates in similar directions as the other. These indices are weekly, and are shown for Class I railroads.

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