WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic declined 1.6% for the week ending Sept. 13, the Association of American Railroads reports.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 13, 2025.
Total carloads for the week ending September 13 were 231,237 carloads, down 0.5% compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 282,930 containers and trailers, down 2.6% compared to 2024.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included chemicals; motor vehicles and parts; and nonmetallic minerals. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included coal; miscellaneous carloads; and farm products excl. grain, and food carloads.
For the first 37 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 8,194,763 carloads, up 2.3% from the same point last year; and 10,007,894 intermodal units, up 3.8% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 37 weeks of 2025 was 18,202,657 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.1% compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending September 13, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 336,615 carloads, down 0.5% compared with the same week last year, and 369,524 intermodal units, down 1.3% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 706,139 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.9%. North American rail volume for the first 37 weeks of 2025 was 25,051,904 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.5% compared with 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 92,231 carloads for the week, up 1.2%, and 71,932 intermodal units, up 1.1% compared with the same week in 2024. For the first 37 weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 5,978,337 carloads, containers and trailers, up 2.2%.
Mexican railroads reported 13,147 carloads for the week, down 10.9% compared with the same week last year, and 14,662 intermodal units, up 14.6%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 37 weeks of 2025 was 870,910 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 7.5% from the same point last year.
