A fundamental metric of railroad operations and accounting representing the movement of a single complete train over one mile of track. Railroads use train miles to calculate fuel efficiency, crew costs, track wear, and overall system density.
Heard on the job
The new routing software shaved about ten thousand train miles off our operating plan this quarter.
Do not mix it up with
- Car mile: A train mile measures the whole train moving one mile; a car mile measures one individual railcar moving one mile.