WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic rebounded slightly in the week ending June 21, 2025, moving narrowly above 2024 levels after two weeks in negative territory.
The Association of American Railroads reports total rail traffic for the week was 487,328 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.4% from the same week a year ago. That included 299,655 carloads, up 4.5% compared to the corresponding week in 2024, and 257,673 containers and trailers, down 2.9%.
Year-to-date figures through 25 weeks include 12,197,472 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.1% compared to the same period in 2024. That figure includes 5,480,340 carloads, up 2.5%, and 6,717,132 intermodal untis.
North American volume for the week, from nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, totaled 679,825 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.3% from the same week a year ago. Included in that total were 336,048 carloads, up 3.5%, and 343,777 intermodal units, down 0.8%. The year-to-date North American total is 16,860,018 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.8% from the first 25 weeks of 2024. That includes 4,071,342 carloads and intermodal units in Canada, up 1.1%, and 591,204 carloads, containers, and trailers, down 8.8%.
Let’s see a report comparing 2025 to 2005. You can leave out coal.
It appears that grain is faster this year . If that is discounted all the other items leaving out coal are down slightly.