RailState sensors measure ethanol rail car movements at multiple points along the delivery corridor into the New York Harbor region. By tracking cars at 3 days out, 2 days out, 1 day out, and upon arrival, we build a real-time pipeline view of inbound supply — visibility that no public data source provides at this granularity.

RailState sensors at Crabb, TX and League City, TX measure southbound ethanol rail car movements heading toward the Texas Gulf Coast export terminals. We track two UN placard types — UN1170 (undenatured ethanol, ≥80% concentration) and UN1987 (denatured alcohol) — and compare monthly volumes against US Census Bureau vessel export data from the ports of Texas City and Galveston.

CPKC has recently reported record months of Canadian grain volume, but this data is not consistently published — only January and February 2026 have been publicly reported to date. RailState's independent sensor network observes grain car movements continuously across the CPKC network, providing volume estimates that closely match CPKC's own reported figures when available. The monthly comparison below shows 14 months of RailState sensor data alongside the two months where CPKC numbers exist for direct comparison.

Minor differences between RailState and CPKC figures may reflect differences in measurement timing. RailState records grain carloads based on the last observed sensor sighting during the month as cars move toward export terminals. CPKC's measurement timing may differ — for example, counting cars at origin loading or at a different point in the transportation cycle. These timing variations can shift a small number of carloads between adjacent months without affecting overall accuracy.

Glencore's Elk Valley Resources is one of the world's largest producers of steelmaking coal. Glencore publishes production volumes only semi-annually, and reports are typically released more than a month after the end of each fiscal half-year — meaning H2 2025 data was not available until February 2026. RailState's sensor network independently tracks steelmaking coal movements from EVR operations in real time, providing continuous daily visibility into volumes that are otherwise only disclosed twice per year with significant delay.

Glencore reports production volumes semi-annually, typically more than one month after the close of each fiscal half-year. RailState provides continuous daily measurement of steelmaking coal movements from Elk Valley Resources operations, offering real-time visibility into volumes that would otherwise remain unknown until Glencore's next disclosure.