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Rail transportation
Table RA4: Average Monthly Train Velocity, by Rail Carrier, 2023
| Average Train Speed (Kilometres per Hour) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPKC | ||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| Intermodal | 34.9 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 35.5 | 34.9 | 37.8 | 39.0 | 37.3 |
| Manifest | 24.9 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 25.3 | 27.0 | 25.7 |
| Coal Unit | 31.2 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 32.3 | 32.3 | 29.8 | 33.1 | 30.2 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 31.4 |
| Grain Unit | 26.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 26.0 | 29.4 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 27.6 |
| All Trains | 28.2 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 29.2 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 29.0 | 30.6 | 29.6 |
| CN | ||||||||||||
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
| Intermodal | 36.5 | 35.9 | 37.1 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 35.6 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 36.1 |
| Manifest | 32.3 | 31.7 | 32.3 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 30.5 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.8 |
| Coal Unit | 30.8 | 29.0 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 27.7 |
| Grain Unit | 29.9 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.5 |
| All Trains | 32.8 | 31.8 | 32.5 | 31.8 | 32.5 | 31.8 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 32.0 |
Notes and Sources
Notes: CPKC = Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway. CN = Canadian National.
Train velocity measures the line-haul movement from origin to destination. The average velocity is calculated by dividing train-kilometres by total hours operated, excluding yard and local trains, passenger trains, maintenance of way trains. Weekly kilometres per hour are averaged to produce a monthly estimate.
Data and methodlogy have been revised at source.
Sources: Transport Canada, Statistics Canada Table 23-10-0276-01
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Notes: CPKC = Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway. CN = Canadian National.
Train velocity measures the line-haul movement from origin to destination. The average velocity is calculated by dividing train-kilometres by total hours operated, excluding yard and local trains, passenger trains, maintenance of way trains. Weekly kilometres per hour are averaged to produce a monthly estimate.
Data and methodlogy have been revised at source.
Sources: Transport Canada, Statistics Canada Table 23-10-0276-01
Train velocity measures the line-haul movement from origin to destination. The average velocity is calculated by dividing train-kilometres by total hours operated, excluding yard and local trains, passenger trains, maintenance of way trains. Weekly kilometres per hour are averaged to produce a monthly estimate.
Data and methodlogy have been revised at source.
Sources: Transport Canada, Statistics Canada Table 23-10-0276-01