The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 20, 2026.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,998 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.1 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending June 20 were 233,259 carloads, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2025, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 288,739 containers and trailers, up 12.1 percent compared to 2025.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2025. They included metallic ores and metals, up 2,294 carloads to 24,579; grain, up 1,752 carloads to 22,993; and nonmetallic minerals, up 1,333 carloads to 32,793. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2025 were coal, down 3,541 carloads to 55,786; miscellaneous carloads, down 1,346 carloads to 9,376; and motor vehicles and parts, down 195 carloads to 16,074.
For the first 24 weeks of 2026, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 5,449,203 carloads, up 3.2 percent from the same point last year, and 6,691,916 intermodal units, up 3.0 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 24 weeks of 2026 was 12,141,119 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending June 20, 2026, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 337,841 carloads, up 0.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 376,727 intermodal units, up 9.2 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 714,568 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.1 percent. North American rail volume for the first 24 weeks of 2026 was 16,708,419 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.7 percent compared with 2025.
Canadian railroads reported 90,469 carloads for the week, up 1.0 percent, and 73,174 intermodal units, down 3.1 percent compared with the same week in 2025. For the first 24 weeks of 2026, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 3,951,957 carloads, containers, and trailers, up 0.6 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 14,113 carloads for the week, down 10.1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 14,814 intermodal units, up 24.0 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 24 weeks of 2026 was 615,343 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 8.0 percent from the same point last year.
