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Accountability and Opportunity

It's maddening when service falters and you can't get straight answers. With a complete picture of what's happening on the network, you and your carriers can find solutions that work for everyone.

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See Beyond Your Shipments

Look past your own railcars to see how the entire network is flowing. RailState reveals where delays and congestion are happening system-wide, so you understand the full context of service issues.

  • Know immediately if a delay affects just you or everyone on the line
  • Find the actual bottlenecks impacting your shipments most
  • Understand how other traffic affects your service and how you’re being treated
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Talk Facts, Not Frustrations

Transform carrier conversations by bringing solid data to the table. Instead of complaints, you’ll have clear insights to discuss and specific improvements to suggest.

  • Show exactly where trains are delayed and where capacity falls short
  • Point out precisely where operational changes would fix problems
  • Turn heated complaints into productive problem-solving that benefits everyone

Identify the Win-Wins

Use RailState’s insights to suggest changes that help both you and your carrier. When you propose adjustments based on real operations data, you pave the way for better service and increased volume.

  • Identify schedule or routing changes that work better for everyone
  • Move more freight without sacrificing reliability or service quality
  • Build stronger partnerships through fact-based planning and cooperation
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Explore Other Use Cases

Verified Car Delivery

Automated confirmation and documented proof of everything through your gate

First Mile/Last Mile

Eliminate uncertainty and manage crew time effectively with visibility into what's headed your way

Fleet Sizing

Reduce fleet size risk with cycle time data over any lane

Railcar Pipeline

Identify car supply anywhere on the network

Carrier Relationships

Have more productive conversations and identify opportunities

Market Intelligence

Explore new opportunities and keep an eye on the competition

Equipment Market Intel

Make informed decisions in the secondary equipment market

Commodity Flows

Up-to-the minute insights on commodity movements across North America

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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Chart of Trains from the US and Canada since February 1

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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