Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 1, 2025.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,622 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending February 1 were 222,071 carloads, down 0.1 percent compared with the same week in 2024, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 291,551 containers and trailers, up 8.2 percent compared to 2024.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. They included chemicals, up 1,332 carloads, to 33,374; grain, up 1,151 carloads, to 22,114; and nonmetallic minerals, up 672 carloads, to 26,637. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2024 included coal, down 2,849 carloads, to 59,863; metallic ores and metals, down 633 carloads, to 18,815; and forest products, down 506 carloads, to 8,271.
For the first five weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 1,025,664 carloads, up 0.2 percent from the same point last year, and 1,329,715 intermodal units, up 10.3 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first five weeks of 2025 was 2,355,379 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending February 1, 2025, on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 325,668 carloads, down 0.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 374,743 intermodal units, up 6.8 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 700,411 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.3 percent. North American rail volume for the first five weeks of 2025 was 3,266,506 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.1 percent compared with 2024.
Canadian railroads reported 90,301 carloads for the week, down 1.6 percent, and 71,385 intermodal units, down 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2024. For the first five weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported a cumulative rail traffic volume of 788,036 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 5.9 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 13,296 carloads for the week, up 0.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 11,807 intermodal units, up 35.5 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first five weeks of 2025 was 123,091 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 16.0 percent from the same point last year.
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