WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic declined 1.8% for the week ending Nov. 29, the Association of American Railroads reported on Wednesday.
Total carloads for the week ending Nov. 29 were 197,955 carloads, up 4.3% compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 233,480 containers and trailers, down 6.5% compared to 2024.
Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included coal, up 4,818 carloads, to 56,972; nonmetallic minerals, up 2,858 carloads, to 23,353; and grain, up 2,424 carloads, to 21,019. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included miscellaneous carloads, down 1,046 carloads, to 6,769; forest products, down 849 carloads, to 6,848; and chemicals, down 679 carloads, to 29,583.
For the first 48 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 10,660,309 carloads, up 1.8% from the same point last year; and 12,997,055 intermodal units, up 1.9% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 48 weeks of 2025 was 23,657,364 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1.9% compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending Nov. 29, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, totaled 302,151 carloads, up 3.1% compared with the same week last year, and 320,076 intermodal units, down 3.7% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 622,227 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.5%. North American rail volume for the first 48 weeks of 2025 was 32,578,167 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.7% compared with 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 90,821 carloads for the week, up 2.6%, and 71,365 intermodal units, up 2.1% compared with the same week in 2024. For the first 48 weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,781,352 carloads, containers and trailers, up 2.3%.
Mexican railroads reported 13,375 carloads for the week, down 8.9% compared with the same week last year, and 15,231 intermodal units, up 19.4%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 48 weeks of 2025 was 1,139,451 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 5.4% from the same point last year.
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