Rail Visibility

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Notice

OpenTrack's Rail Visibility product is an add-on to the OpenTrack Ocean Visibility service. If you do not already have Rail Visibility enabled, please contact [email protected] to modify your subscription.

OpenTrack’s Rail Visibility offering provides milestone-level visibility as containers move inland via rail. Below is an overview of the key data points you can expect when tracking containers on the rail:

DataDescription
RAILROADRailroad transporting container to final rail facility
FINAL RAIL STATIONRail station at final destination
LAST FREE DAY AT RAIL FACILITYLast free day at final rail facility. This is the date by which the container should be picked up to avoid incurring fees.
ETA TO FINAL RAIL FACILITYETA to final rail facility
RAIL ETDEstimated time of departure on rail
DEMURRAGE OWED AT FINAL RAIL FACILITYEstimated or actual dollar amount of demurrage accrued at the final rail facility.
Chassis NumberThe identifier of the chassis used to pull the container from the rail facility

Destination Rail Milestones (After Discharge at Port of Discharge)

These milestones will appear when there is a rail leg after the container's main ocean leg.

MilestoneDescription
FULL INGATED TO RAIL FACILITYContainer ingated to departure ramp facility
LOADED ON RAILContainer placed on rail car to destination
DEPARTED ON RAILContainer departed on rail to final destination
ARRIVED AT RAIL FACILITYContainer arrival at final rail facility
UNLOADED FROM RAILContainer deramped from rail
AVAILABLE AT RAIL FACILITYContainer was released by customs
FULL OUTGATED FROM RAIL FACILITYContainer outgated from final rail facility

Origin Rail Milestones (Before Loading at Port of Loading)

These milestones will appear when there is a rail leg before the container's main ocean leg.

MilestoneDescription
FULL INGATED AT ORIGIN RAIL FACILITYContainer full ingated from shipper at origin rail facility
LOADED ON RAIL AT ORIGINContainer placed on rail car to the ocean port of loading
DEPARTED ON RAIL FROM ORIGINContainer departed on rail to the ocean port of loading
ARRIVED AT ORIGIN PORT RAIL FACILITYContainer arrival at rail facility of the ocean port of loading
UNLOADED FROM RAIL AT ORIGIN PORTContainer deramped from rail at the ocean port of loading

Rail Carrier Coverage Map

This table shows which rail carriers we have direct connections with, and what data they report.