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Average Train Speed
Shows how quickly trains move across the network, impacting service reliability and customer satisfaction.Average train speed has been range‑bound with episodic dips rather than a sustained uptrend — CN is driving volume and margin gains through locomotive productivity, longer trains and Fast Track improvements rather than faster transit. Management’s Q2 call (record fuel efficiency, ~6% loco productivity, ~$100M Fast Track benefits) explains rising RTMs and EPS despite stable speeds. That implies continued capacity leverage without speed increases, but investors should watch transient shocks (fuel swings, wildfires, demarketing and tough comps) that produce the periodic speed downturns.
Date | Average Train Speed |
|---|---|
Jun 30, 2026 | 19.10 |
Mar 31, 2026 | 18.70 |
Dec 31, 2025 | 19.20 |
Sep 30, 2025 | 19.50 |
Jun 30, 2025 | 18.90 |
Mar 31, 2025 | 17.70 |
Dec 31, 2024 | 19.20 |
Sep 30, 2024 | 19.20 |
Jun 30, 2024 | 18.30 |
Mar 31, 2024 | 18.70 |