North American rail volume on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads came in at 19,543,254 carloads and intermodal units for the 29-week period ending July 19, 2025, the AAR reported July 23. Cumulative volume in the U.S. was 14,134,803 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 3.9% from the same point last year; in Canada, 4,715,338 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.3%; and in Mexico, 693,113 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.2%.
Results were similar for the first 28 weeks of 2025 (ending July 12, 2025).
For the week ending July 19, 2025, U.S. Class I railroads carried 506,882 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.6% from the same point last year, according to the AAR. That comprised 229,739 carloads, up 7.3% from 2024, and 277,143 containers and trailers, up 4.3% from 2024.
All of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included coal, up 4,496 carloads, to 62,270; grain, up 4,284 carloads, to 21,541; and metallic ores and metals, up 1,781 carloads, to 21,220.
For the first 29 weeks of this year, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 6,363,575 carloads, up 2.7% from the same period in 2024; and 7,771,228 intermodal units, up 5.0% from 2024.
North American rail volume for the week ending July 19, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 329,842 carloads, up 5.2% compared with the same week last year, and 361,688 intermodal units, up 5.5% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America came in at 691,530 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4%.
For the week ending July 19, 2025, Canadian railroads reported 84,893 carloads, down 2.6%, and 73,459 intermodal units, up 7.5% compared with the same week last year.
Mexican railroads reported 15,210 carloads for the week ending July 19, 2025, up 23.4% compared with the prior-year period, and 11,086 intermodal units, up 28.1%.
