SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

BNSF recently noted an error in their data.  Table for item #7 (grain loadings) recorded some very occasional grain shipments that were waybilled to Alaska reflecting unusual but real-world routing.  When this happened, it would get pulled in their old query and it would shift the data in this table off one cell.  BNSF has adjusted their data query so that this issue can no longer occur and the reporting for the identified states is accurate.  These changes are now reflected in the updated individual files for the following dates (04/17/2019, 05/01/2019, 05/15/2019, 05/22/2019, 06/17/2020, 07/22/2020, 09/30/2020), as well as the consolidated file starting December 17, 2020.

As of November 11, 2020, the Chicago Terminal weekly report will no longer include data for terminal forecast indicators cars enroute (through no I/C) and subtotal no I/C field.  It was determined that data for cars enroute (through no I/C) cannot be collected at this time.  Accordingly, those two fields will no longer be included in the weekly report.

Beginning with the report filed with the Board on October 14, 2020, KCSR adjusted its methodology to capture all northbound cars for purposes of calculating Laredo Yard average dwell. This more complete data results in a reduction in weekly average dwell in the Laredo Yard terminal. KCSR noticed in September that the weekly average terminal dwell figure for Laredo Yard reported in Item 2 did not match KCSR’s other observations of dwell in that yard. After researching the issue, KCSR determined that dwell for northbound cars was not being captured correctly because northbound cars were identified as being received by KCSR at the International Bridge but as departing from Laredo Yard, and because those points are separate stations, the cars did not register as dwelling at the Laredo Yard station.