WASHINGTON — A drop in intermodal traffic led weekly U.S. rail traffic to dip below 2024 levels in the latest statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
For the week ending Oct. 11, 2025, overall traffic was 498,462 carloads and intermodal units, a 1.3% decline from the same week a year ago. That included 273,900 containers and trailers, down 3.3% compared to the corresponding week a year ago, and 224,562 carloads, an increase of 1.3%.
For the year to date, the 20,227,976 carloads and intermodal units is a 2.8% increase over the first 41 weeks of 2024. Included in that figure are 9,101,809 carloads, up 2.1% from the same period last year, and 11,126,167 intermodal units, an increase of 3.4%.
North American traffic for the week, as reported by nine U.S, Canadian, and Mexican railroads, was 692,467 carloads and intermodal units, a gain of 0.3% over the same week a year ago. The 333,005 carloads represent a 1.5% increase, while the 359,462 intermodal units are a decline of 0.8%. For the year to date, the 27,844,550 carloads and intermodal units are an increase of 2.3% over the first 41 weeks of 2024.
Canadian traffic for the week included 94,937 carloads, down 3.2%, and 70,657 intermodal units, up 0.8%. For the year to date, Canadian volume of 6,639,159 carloads and intermodal units is an increase of 1.9%. In Mexico, the week’s traffic included 13,506 carloads (up 70.7%) and 14,905 intermodal units, up 60.5%. The year-to-date traffic of 977,415 carloads and intermodal units is a 5% decline from the same period a year ago.
