Carloads
STB reported · carloads
Railroad Trends · Indexed comparison
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3 measures · 2025 Q1–2026 Q2Quarterly · relative movement
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Average employeesOperating revenueTotal capital expenditures
Norfolk Southern · solid
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2026 Q2 · change from 2025 Q1
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| Railroad / measure | Exact value | Index | Change from start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Southern · Average employeesRailStats calculated | 19,159 | 97.8 | -2.2% |
| Norfolk Southern · Operating revenueRailStats calculated | $3,465,342,211 | 115.8 | +15.8% |
| Norfolk Southern · Total capital expendituresRailStats calculated | $560,485,408 | 170.6 | +70.6% |
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| Railroad / measure | 2025 Q1 | 2025 Q2 | 2025 Q3 | 2025 Q4 | 2026 Q1 | 2026 Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Southern · Average employeesRailStats calculated | 19,587Index 100.0 | 19,434Index 99.2 | 19,548Index 99.8 | 19,653Index 100.3 | 19,267Index 98.4 | 19,159Index 97.8 |
| Norfolk Southern · Operating revenueRailStats calculated | $2,993,257,249Index 100.0 | $3,109,359,833Index 103.9 | $3,103,715,887Index 103.7 | $2,973,976,906Index 99.4 | $2,997,671,752Index 100.1 | $3,465,342,211Index 115.8 |
| Norfolk Southern · Total capital expendituresRailStats calculated | $328,471,510Index 100.0 | $476,389,448Index 145.0 | $584,837,356Index 178.0 | $762,402,613Index 232.1 | $328,916,790Index 100.1 | $560,485,408Index 170.6 |
Separate period · annual traffic
2025 full-year traffic
Only one annual year is available, so these are snapshots, not trend lines. Annual totals are not repeated across quarters or plotted on the quarterly index. Timeline controls above do not change this full-year view.
Tons
STB reported · tons
Gross freight revenue
STB reported · nominal USD
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Sources, formulas, and limits
Average employees
RailStats calculated · Quarterly Wage A&B
Sum of the six STB-reported occupational-group average-employee values. Quarterly average. Not a point-in-time headcount.
Operating revenue
RailStats calculated · Quarterly Revenue, Expenses & Income
Sum of five STB-reported operating-revenue line items. Quarterly nominal dollars.
Total capital expenditures
RailStats calculated · Quarterly Condensed Balance Sheet
STB-reported road expenditures plus STB-reported equipment expenditures. Quarter-only nominal dollars.
Index = selected-quarter value ÷ first-quarter value × 100. A zero, negative, or missing starting value cannot be indexed and is marked unavailable; later missing values break the line. Annual traffic uses the reported annual Freight Commodity Statistics totals.
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Reported facts, RailStats.org-calculated totals, and indexed values remain labeled separately. Annual traffic stays outside the quarterly overlay because its reporting period does not align.