North American rail volume on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads was 10,051,332 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers for the 15-week period ending April 12, 2025. Cumulative volume in the U.S. was 7,308,756 carloads and intermodal units, a 5.0% rise from the same period in 2024; in Canada, 2,390,505 carloads and intermodal units, a 0.3% increase; and in Mexico, 352,071 carloads and intermodal units, a 9.5% drop-off.
According to the AAR, U.S. Class I railroads carried 491,908 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April 12, 2025, up 5.4% compared with last year. That comprised 217,566 carloads, up 4.3% from 2024, and 274,342 containers and trailers, up 6.3% from last year.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They were coal, up 6,279 carloads, to 51,600; grain, up 3,632 carloads, to 24,119; and miscellaneous carloads, up 1,052 carloads, to 9,511. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included petroleum and petroleum products, down 618 carloads, to 9,778; nonmetallic minerals, down 544 carloads, to 31,076; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 392 carloads, to 16,611.
For the first 15 weeks of this year, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 3,219,891 carloads, up 0.9% from the same point last year; and 4,088,865 intermodal units, up 8.5% from last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending April 12, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 325,409 carloads, a 2.3% increase from the same week last year, and 362,043 intermodal units, a 5.3% rise from last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America came in at 687,452 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.9%.
For the week ending April 12, 2025, Canadian railroads reported 93,003 carloads, up 1.1%, and 76,096 intermodal units, up 4.3% compared with the same week last year.
Mexican railroads reported 14,840 carloads for the week ending April 12, 2025, dropping 15.9% from same point last year, and 11,605 intermodal units, down 9.5%.
