Total carloads for the week came in at 225,227, up 0.05% from the same week in 2024, while intermodal volume was 266,197 containers and trailers, down 0.3% from last year.
The last time U.S. weekly rail traffic fell was Week 23, ending June 7; before that, it was Week 8, ending Feb. 22, 2025.
According to the AAR, four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase for the week ending June 28, 2025, vs. the same week last year. They included grain, up 2,885 carloads, to 20,980; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,431 carloads, to 17,324; and farm products excluding grain, and food, up 1,209 carloads, to 17,094. Commodity groups that posted declines included metallic ores and metals, down 2,822 carloads, to 19,752; coal, down 1,428 carloads, to 56,590; and chemicals, down 1,046 carloads, to 33,317.
U.S. railroads for the first 26 weeks of this year reported cumulative volume of 5,705,567 carloads, rising 2.4% from the same point in 2024; and 6,983,329 intermodal units, increasing 5.1% from 2024. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 26 weeks of 2025 was 12,688,896 carloads and intermodal units, a 3.9% gain over last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending June 28, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 330,171 carloads, down 1.2% from the same week last year, and 355,702 intermodal units, up 2.6% from last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America came in at 685,873 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.7%. North American rail volume for the first 26 weeks of this year came in at 17,545,891 carloads and intermodal units, rising 2.7% from the same point in 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 89,060 carloads for the week ending June 28, 2025, a fall-off of 4.9%, and 78,217 intermodal units, a gain of 17.4% vs. the prior-year period. For the first 26 weeks of 2025, they reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,238,619 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 1.2%.
Mexican railroads reported 15,884 carloads for the week ending June 28, 2025, an increase of 2.9% from the year-ago period, and 11,288 intermodal units, a decrease of 12.2%. Their cumulative volume for the first 26 weeks of this year was 618,376 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, a 8.6% drop-off from the same point in 2024.
