Table Data - Rail Freight Carloads
| Title | Rail Freight Carloads |
|---|---|
| Series ID | RAILFRTCARLOADSD11 |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Release | Transportation Services Index and Seasonally-Adjusted Transportation Data (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Carloads |
| Date Range | 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-03-12 9:02 AM CDT |
| Notes | Monthly rail carloads and intermodals are estimated by dividing the weekly sum by 7 (7 days in a week) and then summing for the number of days in the month (31 days for May, 30 days for June, etc.). This data is collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) calculation from data collected by Association of American Railroads. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | 1373762 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1369277 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1363111 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1354916 |
| 2000-05-01 | 1359047 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1346728 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1353593 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1354942 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1371629 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1351171 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1323523 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1315895 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1354356 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1358821 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1372067 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1360000 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1358573 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1344728 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1312790 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1332104 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1335452 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1353763 |
| 2001-11-01 | 1354627 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1340892 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1341635 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1342430 |
| 2002-03-01 | 1289615 |
| 2002-04-01 | 1325274 |
| 2002-05-01 | 1326439 |
| 2002-06-01 | 1351917 |
| 2002-07-01 | 1342355 |
| 2002-08-01 | 1356723 |
| 2002-09-01 | 1344037 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1326843 |
| 2002-11-01 | 1335130 |
| 2002-12-01 | 1344076 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1327365 |
| 2003-02-01 | 1325535 |
| 2003-03-01 | 1314862 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1325434 |
| 2003-05-01 | 1320722 |
| 2003-06-01 | 1330746 |
| 2003-07-01 | 1334148 |
| 2003-08-01 | 1340730 |
| 2003-09-01 | 1356549 |
| 2003-10-01 | 1360446 |
| 2003-11-01 | 1358095 |
| 2003-12-01 | 1365590 |
| 2004-01-01 | 1371957 |
| 2004-02-01 | 1359377 |
| 2004-03-01 | 1373404 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1380934 |
| 2004-05-01 | 1391683 |
| 2004-06-01 | 1369945 |
| 2004-07-01 | 1378996 |
| 2004-08-01 | 1368450 |
| 2004-09-01 | 1353706 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1378092 |
| 2004-11-01 | 1385572 |
| 2004-12-01 | 1379231 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1374806 |
| 2005-02-01 | 1432685 |
| 2005-03-01 | 1401103 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1409475 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1373448 |
| 2005-06-01 | 1369200 |
| 2005-07-01 | 1374613 |
| 2005-08-01 | 1371564 |
| 2005-09-01 | 1382936 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1348839 |
| 2005-11-01 | 1374022 |
| 2005-12-01 | 1387862 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1444955 |
| 2006-02-01 | 1403393 |
| 2006-03-01 | 1403340 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1393253 |
| 2006-05-01 | 1430710 |
| 2006-06-01 | 1423198 |
| 2006-07-01 | 1396607 |
| 2006-08-01 | 1388952 |
| 2006-09-01 | 1388885 |
| 2006-10-01 | 1373840 |
| 2006-11-01 | 1358719 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1416450 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1358874 |
| 2007-02-01 | 1350917 |
| 2007-03-01 | 1359549 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1366102 |
| 2007-05-01 | 1364201 |
| 2007-06-01 | 1397957 |
| 2007-07-01 | 1359396 |
| 2007-08-01 | 1372799 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1379824 |
| 2007-10-01 | 1376492 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1391786 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1378689 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1376396 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1375033 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1364087 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1377649 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1376455 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1350237 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1389396 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1363337 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1323261 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1335046 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1254903 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1180237 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1156334 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1204498 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1121525 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1060822 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1045225 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1096027 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1147554 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1130843 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1133828 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1116730 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1149132 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1116249 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1148894 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1184326 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1206690 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1225810 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1213588 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1207255 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1217849 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1210270 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1222721 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1223079 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1209304 |
| 2010-12-01 | 1213031 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1241731 |
| 2011-02-01 | 1237530 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1253484 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1239423 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1221634 |
| 2011-06-01 | 1220878 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1204164 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1211335 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1232724 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1251204 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1237334 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1280072 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1254094 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1204391 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1184384 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1172717 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1185748 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1201707 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1189741 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1188253 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1179941 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1163511 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1176933 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1199505 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1173028 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1194807 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1182695 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1174350 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1193457 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1193466 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1180606 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1194014 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1184839 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1178314 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1201354 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1180424 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1185267 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1181200 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1235018 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1257453 |
| 2014-05-01 | 1265521 |
| 2014-06-01 | 1232561 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1252148 |
| 2014-08-01 | 1224124 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1219988 |
| 2014-10-01 | 1234670 |
| 2014-11-01 | 1220324 |
| 2014-12-01 | 1283225 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1257572 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1171775 |
| 2015-03-01 | 1196437 |
| 2015-04-01 | 1195890 |
| 2015-05-01 | 1150322 |
| 2015-06-01 | 1126868 |
| 2015-07-01 | 1163848 |
| 2015-08-01 | 1161320 |
| 2015-09-01 | 1154099 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1150105 |
| 2015-11-01 | 1096247 |
| 2015-12-01 | 1077252 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1048699 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1039945 |
| 2016-03-01 | 1022668 |
| 2016-04-01 | 1005649 |
| 2016-05-01 | 1016799 |
| 2016-06-01 | 1046711 |
| 2016-07-01 | 1077138 |
| 2016-08-01 | 1077628 |
| 2016-09-01 | 1095200 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1091221 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1103509 |
| 2016-12-01 | 1083918 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1096175 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1118450 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1094839 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1088508 |
| 2017-05-01 | 1094542 |
| 2017-06-01 | 1105370 |
| 2017-07-01 | 1073410 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1076106 |
| 2017-09-01 | 1072692 |
| 2017-10-01 | 1089362 |
| 2017-11-01 | 1091061 |
| 2017-12-01 | 1095534 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1061141 |
| 2018-02-01 | 1108835 |
| 2018-03-01 | 1131738 |
| 2018-04-01 | 1121607 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1122775 |
| 2018-06-01 | 1127539 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1113848 |
| 2018-08-01 | 1116699 |
| 2018-09-01 | 1106984 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1103532 |
| 2018-11-01 | 1093084 |
| 2018-12-01 | 1110124 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1085507 |
| 2019-02-01 | 1068480 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1023648 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1109322 |
| 2019-05-01 | 1086294 |
| 2019-06-01 | 1065255 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1068297 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1066114 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1028856 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1007513 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1007438 |
| 2019-12-01 | 1002772 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1015518 |
| 2020-02-01 | 977417 |
| 2020-03-01 | 944252 |
| 2020-04-01 | 822339 |
| 2020-05-01 | 762801 |
| 2020-06-01 | 830883 |
| 2020-07-01 | 884243 |
| 2020-08-01 | 898356 |
| 2020-09-01 | 925207 |
| 2020-10-01 | 935159 |
| 2020-11-01 | 950596 |
| 2020-12-01 | 948993 |
| 2021-01-01 | 994141 |
| 2021-02-01 | 895422 |
| 2021-03-01 | 974360 |
| 2021-04-01 | 994690 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1003907 |
| 2021-06-01 | 988153 |
| 2021-07-01 | 966105 |
| 2021-08-01 | 944884 |
| 2021-09-01 | 966126 |
| 2021-10-01 | 973231 |
| 2021-11-01 | 974014 |
| 2021-12-01 | 969116 |
| 2022-01-01 | 971670 |
| 2022-02-01 | 983609 |
| 2022-03-01 | 986646 |
| 2022-04-01 | 968762 |
| 2022-05-01 | 971194 |
| 2022-06-01 | 976912 |
| 2022-07-01 | 975535 |
| 2022-08-01 | 975935 |
| 2022-09-01 | 964203 |
| 2022-10-01 | 979288 |
| 2022-11-01 | 970050 |
| 2022-12-01 | 917535 |
| 2023-01-01 | 998447 |
| 2023-02-01 | 972254 |
| 2023-03-01 | 978616 |
| 2023-04-01 | 987083 |
| 2023-05-01 | 982378 |
| 2023-06-01 | 974173 |
| 2023-07-01 | 971564 |
| 2023-08-01 | 959855 |
| 2023-09-01 | 979437 |
| 2023-10-01 | 970075 |
| 2023-11-01 | 974308 |
| 2023-12-01 | 971321 |
| 2024-01-01 | 916107 |
| 2024-02-01 | 952126 |
| 2024-03-01 | 939538 |
| 2024-04-01 | 926394 |
| 2024-05-01 | 921978 |
| 2024-06-01 | 952846 |
| 2024-07-01 | 954396 |
| 2024-08-01 | 967859 |
| 2024-09-01 | 972245 |
| 2024-10-01 | 952858 |
| 2024-11-01 | 944690 |
| 2024-12-01 | 950316 |
| 2025-01-01 | 926899 |
