WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic remains up after a brief dip in June, according to the latest statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
For the week ending July 19, rail traffic totaled 506,882 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.6% compared with the same week a year ago. It is the third straight week of gains after traffic fell below 2024 levels in three of four months in June, and the largest single-week gain since a 5.7% increase in the week ending May 10.
The total included 229,739 carloads, up 7.3% compared with the corresponding week a year ago, and 227,143 containers and trailers, up 4.3%.
Through 29 weeks of 2025, combined traffic totals 14,134,803 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.9% over the same period in 2024. That includes 6,363,575 carloads, up 2.7%, and 7,771,228 intermodal units, up 5%.
North American figures, from nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, include 691,530 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4% compared to the same week a year ago. The 329,842 carloads represent a 5.2% increase, while the 361,688 intermodal units are a gain of 5.5%. For the year to date, the North American volume of 19,543,254 carloads and intermodal units is an increase of 2.9% compared to the first 29 weeks of 2024. Included in that figure is Canadian volume of 4,715,338 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 1.3%, and Mexican volume of 693,113 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.2%.
