Freight railroad operators that own, lease, dispatch, maintain, or operate rail networks to move carloads, intermodal containers, bulk commodities, and merchandise freight for industrial, agricultural, energy, automotive, and consumer-supply-chain customers. The economic model is rail-specific: carloads and intermodal units drive volume, revenue per carload captures price, mix, accessorials, and f
| Ticker | Company | Their metric | Period | YoY | A year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corporation | Terminal dwell | FY2026-Q2 | +5.7% | -1.3% |
| CSX | CSX Corporation | Total Freight Volume | FY2026-Q2 | +6.3% | +0.0% |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | Operating Ratio | FY2026-Q2 | +0.7 pts | -1.0 pts |
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