United States rail carloads and intermodal volume, for the week ending June 28, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads, at 225,227, were essentially flat annually, up 0.005%, trailing the weeks ending June 21 and June 14, at 229,655, and 224,851, respectively.
AAR said that four of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including grain, up 2,885 carloads, to 20,980; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,431 carloads, to 17,324; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 1,209 carloads, to 17,094. Commodity groups posting annual declines included metallic ores and metals, down 2,822 carloads, to 19,752; coal, down 1,428 carloads, to 56,590; and chemicals, down 1,046 carloads, to 33,317.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 266,197 units, fell 0.3% annually, topping the weeks ending June 21 and June 14, at 257,673, and 260,959, respectively.
Through the first 26 weeks of 2025, AAR reported that U.S. rail carloads, at 5,705,567, are up 2.4% annually, and intermodal units, at 6,983,329, are up 5.1%, for the same period.
