"Line-haul speed is a shipper-related indicator of the performance of the railroad industry.  The average speed is the over-the-road train speed and does not include terminal dwell time, time for local pickup and delivery, and the time shipments spend in storage yards. ",,,,
"Table C-6 Rail Freight Average Speeds, Revenue Ton-Miles, and Terminal Dwell Times: Q3 1999-Q4 2006",,,,
Quarter,Average line-haul speed (mph),"Revenue ton-miles 
(billions)",Average terminal dwell time (hours),
1999 Q3,23.0,364.0,U,
1999 Q4,23.3,372.8,U,
2000 Q1,24.2,358.6,U,
2000 Q2,23.9,359.7,U,
2000 Q3,23.8,376.0,U,
2000 Q4,24.0,361.3,U,
2001 Q1,24.4,370.4,U,
2001 Q2,24.0,364.6,U,
2001 Q3,24.3,367.7,U,
2001 Q4,24.8,371.3,U,
2002 Q1,25.4,352.0,U,
2002 Q2,25.6,369.1,U,
2002 Q3,24.9,361.2,U,
2002 Q4,25.2,364.2,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2003 Q1,24.7,368.4,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2003 Q2,24.3,379.2,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2003 Q3,23.7,387.6,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2003 Q4,23.6,396.0,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004 Q1,23.2,395.6,U,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004 Q2,22.3,409.8,27.0,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004 Q3,22.5,417.3,26.4,,,,,,,,,,,,
2004 Q4,22.1,429.3,27.3,,,,,,,,,,,,
2005 Q1,21.7,416.7,27.5,,,,,,,,,,,,
2005 Q2,21.6,417.8,26.3,,,,,,,,,,,,
2005 Q3,21.7,421.0,25.9,,,,,,,,,,,,
2005 Q4,20.8,420.6,27.2,,,,,,,,,,,,
2006 Q1,21.4,429.8,25.9,,,,,,,,,,,,
2006 Q2,21.4,442.7,24.6,,,,,,,,,,,,
2006 Q3,21.7,443.6,23.9,,,,,,,,,,,,
2006 Q4,22.1,437.2,24.0,
U = data are unavailable,,,,
"SOURCES:  Average line-haul speed and terminal dwell time—U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations using data reported by Class I railroads to the Association of American Railroads for posting at http://www.railroadpm.org/, and Surface Transportation Board (STB), Statistics of Class I Railroads in the United States, table 8, available at http://www.stb.dot.gov/ as of August 2007.  Revenue ton-miles—STB, Quarterly Selected Earnings Report, available at http://www.stb.dot.gov/ as of August 2007",,,,