Oct 25 -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the information collection of Rail Service Data. Comments on this information collection should be submitted by December 26, 2023.
Under 49 CFR part 1250, the Board requires the nation's seven Class I (large) railroads and the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (CTCO), through its Class I members, to report certain railroad service performance metrics on a weekly basis and certain other information on a semi-annual and occasional basis. This collection of rail service data aids the Board in identifying rail service issues, allowing the Board to better understand current service issues and to identify and address potential future regional and national service disruptions more quickly. The transparency resulting from this collection also benefits rail shippers and other stakeholders by helping them to better plan operations and make informed decisions based on publicly available, near real-time data and their own analysis of performance trends over time.
Individual Carrier Performance Data:
-- System avg. train speed by train type and overall system train speed
-- Weekly avg. terminal dwell time and overall system dwell time
-- Car online by car type
-- Weekly avg. dwell time at origin for unit trains by train type
-- Weekly avg. number of trains held per day by train type and cause
-- Weekly avg. number of loaded/empty cars not moved in 48 hour+
-- Weekly total grain cars loaded and billed by state and service
-- Grain cars: cars ordered, car orders filled, cars past due
-- Grain trains: plan vs. performance
-- Coal trains: plan vs. performance
-- Weekly carload originated and received by commodity
Data Concerning the Chicago Gateway:
-- The avg. daily car counts in Chicago yards
-- The avg. daily number of trains held short of Chicago
-- Summary of the protocols/alert levels used by the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office and notification when the alert levels are changed
STB Rail Service Data
https://www.stb.gov/reports-data/rail-service-data/
2021 STB submission to OMB:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202011-2140-001
FRN:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-23599