The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 6, 2026.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,804 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.8 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending June 6 were 228,076 carloads, up 1.0 percent compared with the same week in 2025, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 293,728 containers and trailers, up 13.6 percent compared to 2025.
Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2025. They included metallic ores and metals, up 1,868 carloads, to 22,295; grain, up 1,847 carloads, to 21,867; and motor vehicles and parts, up 980 carloads, to 16,936. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2025 included coal, down 2,426 carloads, to 55,727; miscellaneous carloads, down 830 carloads, to 9,173; and chemicals, down 572 carloads, to 32,110.
For the first 22 weeks of 2026, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 4,984,985 carloads, up 3.3 percent from the same point last year, and 6,113,730 intermodal units, up 2.3 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 22 weeks of 2026 was 11,098,715 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2.7 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending June 6, 2026, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 333,030 carloads, up 1.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 380,156 intermodal units, up 11.0 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 713,186 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.4 percent. North American rail volume for the first 22 weeks of 2026 was 15,281,170 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.4 percent compared with 2025.
Canadian railroads reported 92,154 carloads for the week, up 3.0 percent, and 72,906 intermodal units, down 3.2 percent compared with the same week in 2025. For the first 22 weeks of 2026, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 3,619,022 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 0.5 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 12,800 carloads for the week, up 4.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 13,522 intermodal units, up 54.0 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 22 weeks of 2026 was 563,433 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 9.5 percent from the same point last year.
