North American rail volume on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads came in at 30,593,085 carloads and intermodal units for the 45-week period ending Nov. 8, 2025, the AAR reported Nov. 12. Cumulative volume in the U.S. was 22,215,939 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 2.2% from the same point last year; in Canada, 7,293,052 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.1%; and in Mexico, 1,084,094 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.7%.
Results were similar through the first 44 weeks of 2025 (ending Nov. 1, 2025).
For the week ending Nov. 8, 2025, total U.S. rail traffic was 493,493 carloads and intermodal units, a 4.9% drop-off from the same week last year, according to the AAR. Total carloads came in at 224,651, up 0.1%, and intermodal volume was 268,842 containers and trailers, down 8.7%.
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,753 carloads, to 32,939; grain, up 809 carloads, to 24,291; and miscellaneous carloads, up 659 carloads, to 8,469. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included motor vehicles and parts, down 1,436 carloads, to 13,840; metallic ores and metals, down 1,355 carloads, to 19,056; and coal, down 1,207 carloads, to 57,352.
For the first 45 weeks of this year, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 10,004,661 carloads, up 1.8% from the same point last year; and 12,211,278 intermodal units, up 2.5% from last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending Nov. 8, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 327,995 carloads, down 0.8% compared with the same week last year; and 351,272 intermodal units, up 0.5% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 679,267 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.1%.
For the week ending Nov. 8, 2025, Canadian railroads reported 91,232 carloads, down 2.6%, and 69,344 intermodal units, up 65.4% from the same week in 2024.
Mexican railroads reported 12,112 carloads for the week ending Nov. 8, 2025, dropping 4.2% from the same week last year, and 13,086 intermodal units, down 0.1% from last year.
