The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 25, 2025.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 499,688 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.8 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending October 25 were 226,748 carloads, down 0.9 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 272,940 containers and trailers, down 6.1 percent compared to 2024.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included metallic ores and metals, up 1,470 carloads, to 19,559; nonmetallic minerals, up 837 carloads, to 32,940; and miscellaneous carloads, up 584 carloads, to 9,056. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included motor vehicles and parts, down 1,895 carloads, to 14,556; coal, down 1,470 carloads, to 58,652; and grain, down 1,125 carloads, to 23,031.
For the first 43 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 9,552,801 carloads, up 1.9 percent from the same point last year; and 11,672,717 intermodal units, up 3.0 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 43 weeks of 2025 was 21,225,518 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2.5 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending October 25, 2025, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 331,250 carloads, down 1.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 359,291 intermodal units, down 3.8 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 690,541 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.8 percent. North American rail volume for the first 43 weeks of 2025 was 29,223,874 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.1 percent compared with 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 92,109 carloads for the week, down 5.3 percent, and 71,508 intermodal units, down 0.2 percent compared with the same week in 2024. For the first 43 weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,966,014 carloads, containers and trailers, up 1.8 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 12,393 carloads for the week, up 14.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 14,843 intermodal units, up 33.0 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 43 weeks of 2025 was 1,032,342 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 3.8 percent from the same point last year.
