FREIGHT AND RAIL PLANNING

Plan Smarter with Current, Empirical Data

Outdated rail data is insufficient for strategic planning. RailState provides real train volumes, commodity flows, and network conditions to let you plan with confidence.

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Capture Current Patterns Instantly

Planners have been forced to guess actual rail traffic using partial, outdated data.

RailState’s network of trackside sensors capture every train, giving you precise, current volume counts on each corridor so you finally see the full picture.

  • Continuous 24/7 monitoring of train movements across your network
  • Volume totals per route for granular trend analysis and forecasting
  • All trains and railcars counted, not sampled 
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Pinpoint Bottlenecks with Precision

Find exactly where the network needs help. RailState helps you identify current and future capacity constraints with unmatched data on train delays, congestion, and volume surges. 

  • Measure disruption impact and recovery performance
  • Measure capacity constraints with hard data on delays and dwell times
  • Identify locations for expansions exactly where they will make the most difference

Forecast Future Needs with Confidence

A lot can change in a few years, so planning for tomorrow with years-old data is a sure way to miss the mark.

Get the best data available to ensure planning for future investments can show reliable returns.

  • Project future freight demand and network needs with real-world conditions
  • Model different scenarios to see accurate impacts of changes or disruptions
  • Create rail plans that remain effective under future conditions
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Our Coverage Area

We have completed coverage across Canada, the US-Canada border, the US-Mexico border, and we are quickly expanding  across the United States.

  • Blue: Up to 4 years of data history
  • Green: Coming online within the next 90 days

Latest Insights

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Container Crunch Canada: Tackling Increased Dwell, March 2025

Through March 25, RailState data showed increased train volume and larger trains across CN’s network to address the influx of containers. CPKC, on the other hand, has made fewer changes in train volumes or train size.
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Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 5, 2025

The volume of railcars moving across the border from Canada has grown even more than train volumes. This is true across most commodity types, with the most recent 7-day average volumes up 17-31% above their 30-day average. 
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 4, 2025

RailState, the industry's only provider of rail network intelligence independently monitors cross-border train movements in real-time. With tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico going into effect today, we're monitoring the impacts to the rail supply chain as they happen.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 3, 2025

March 3 Update - Cross-border rail volumes across the US-CAN border fell over the weekend. Autorack volume from the US into Mexico remained high through the weekend.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 2, 2025

March 2 Update - Train volumes from Canada fall. Autorack volume from the US into Mexico spike.
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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

Cross-Border Rail Volumes – March 1, 2025

Train volumes from Canada have grown 14% over the 30-day average, and autorack volumes are up 48%.
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