WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic continues to run ahead of 2024 levels, even as intermodal traffic experiences a decline tied to recent U.S. tariff moves.
According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, volume for the week ending May 31, 2025, was 459,884 carloads and intermodal units, a 2.2% increase over the same week in 2024. That included 219,599 carloads, a 6.6% gain, and 240,285 containers ad trailers, a 1.5% decline.
Through 22 weeks of 2025, U.S. traffic totaled 10,740,527 carloads and intermodal units, a 4.8% increase over the same period in 2024. That includes 4,800,533 carloads, up 2.5%, and 5,939,994 containers and trailers, up 6.7%.
North American totals for the week, as reported by nine U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, was 653,860 carloads and intermodal units, a 2.9% increase over the corresponding week a year ago. That includes 327,141 carloads, a 5.9% gain over the same week last year, and 326,719 intermodal units, up 0.1%.
For the year to date, North American volume was 14,827,003 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.2% over the first 22 weeks in 2024. That includes 3,576,188 carloads and intermodal units in Canada, an increase of 0.9%, and 510,288 carloads and intermodal units in Mexico, a decline of 9.8%.
