The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 26, 2025.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 514,279 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending July 26 were 231,029 carloads, up 0.9 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 283,250 containers and trailers, up 1.3 percent compared to 2024.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included grain, up 1,289 carloads, to 22,108; coal, up 986 carloads, to 62,386; and motor vehicles and parts, up 459 carloads, to 15,306. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 were farm products, excl. grain, and food, down 839 carloads, to 15,971; nonmetallic minerals, down 816 carloads, to 32,422; and metallic ores and metals, down 64 carloads, to 21,386.
For the first 30 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 6,594,604 carloads, up 2.7 percent from the same point last year, and 8,054,478 intermodal units, up 4.8 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 30 weeks of 2025 was 14,649,082 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending July 26, 2025, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 332,465 carloads, up 2.0 percent compared with the same week last year, and 367,038 intermodal units, up 3.5 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 699,503 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.8 percent. North American rail volume for the first 30 weeks of 2025 was 20,242,757 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.9 percent compared with 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 86,414 carloads for the week, up 2.2 percent, and 73,206 intermodal units, up 14.1 percent compared with the same week in 2024. For the first 30 weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,874,958 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 1.5 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 15,022 carloads for the week, up 21.5 percent compared with the same week last year, and 10,582 intermodal units, down 2.2 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 30 weeks of 2025 was 718,717 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 5.7 percent from the same point last year.
