WASHINGTON — U.S. carload and intermodal rail traffic were both up for the week ending April 12, 2025, continuing the recent trend of weekly volume running ahead of 2024 levels.
Statistics from the Association of American Railroads show volume for the week was 491,908 carloads and intermodal units, a 5.4% increase over the same week a year ago. That included 217,566 carloads, up 4.3% from the corresponding week in 2024, and 274,342 containers and trailers, up 6.3%.
It is the seventh straight week volume has run ahead of 2024 levels.
Through 15 weeks of 2025, total U.S. traffic is 7,308,756 carloads and intermodal units, a 5% increase over the same period last year. That includes a 0.9% increase in carloada and an 8.5% gain in intermodal volume.
North American volume for the week, from the nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, was 687,452 carloads and intermodal units, a 3.9% increase over the same week in 2024. That includes 325,409 carloads, up 2.3%, and 362,043 intermodal units, up 5.3%.
For the year to date, the North America volume of 10,051,332 carloads and intermodal units is up 3.3% over the first 15 weeks of 2024. That includes a 0.3% increase in Canada and a 9.5% decline in Mexico.
