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 2026-05-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-03 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 | 1373788 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1369621 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1363184 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1354912 |
| 2000-05-01 | 1359035 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1346711 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1353573 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1354928 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1371617 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1351159 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1323499 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1315916 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1354382 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1358694 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1372136 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1360000 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1358564 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1344713 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1312773 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1332091 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1335437 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1353754 |
| 2001-11-01 | 1354607 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1340914 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1341657 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1342302 |
| 2002-03-01 | 1289671 |
| 2002-04-01 | 1325276 |
| 2002-05-01 | 1326432 |
| 2002-06-01 | 1351905 |
| 2002-07-01 | 1342342 |
| 2002-08-01 | 1356713 |
| 2002-09-01 | 1344019 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1326835 |
| 2002-11-01 | 1335118 |
| 2002-12-01 | 1344096 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1327390 |
| 2003-02-01 | 1325401 |
| 2003-03-01 | 1314899 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1325440 |
| 2003-05-01 | 1320722 |
| 2003-06-01 | 1330738 |
| 2003-07-01 | 1334139 |
| 2003-08-01 | 1340723 |
| 2003-09-01 | 1356526 |
| 2003-10-01 | 1360439 |
| 2003-11-01 | 1358085 |
| 2003-12-01 | 1365609 |
| 2004-01-01 | 1371982 |
| 2004-02-01 | 1359713 |
| 2004-03-01 | 1373417 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1380940 |
| 2004-05-01 | 1391690 |
| 2004-06-01 | 1369938 |
| 2004-07-01 | 1378988 |
| 2004-08-01 | 1368442 |
| 2004-09-01 | 1353683 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1378084 |
| 2004-11-01 | 1385568 |
| 2004-12-01 | 1379250 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1374843 |
| 2005-02-01 | 1432540 |
| 2005-03-01 | 1401108 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1409487 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1373467 |
| 2005-06-01 | 1369196 |
| 2005-07-01 | 1374606 |
| 2005-08-01 | 1371553 |
| 2005-09-01 | 1382906 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1348822 |
| 2005-11-01 | 1374019 |
| 2005-12-01 | 1387891 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1445000 |
| 2006-02-01 | 1403243 |
| 2006-03-01 | 1403344 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1393268 |
| 2006-05-01 | 1430729 |
| 2006-06-01 | 1423191 |
| 2006-07-01 | 1396608 |
| 2006-08-01 | 1388934 |
| 2006-09-01 | 1388852 |
| 2006-10-01 | 1373810 |
| 2006-11-01 | 1358714 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1416495 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1358919 |
| 2007-02-01 | 1350768 |
| 2007-03-01 | 1359554 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1366115 |
| 2007-05-01 | 1364222 |
| 2007-06-01 | 1397948 |
| 2007-07-01 | 1359407 |
| 2007-08-01 | 1372776 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1379787 |
| 2007-10-01 | 1376450 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1391775 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1378751 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1376428 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1375367 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1364087 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1377657 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1376467 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1350224 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1389414 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1363312 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1323229 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1335006 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1254896 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1180312 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1156340 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1204362 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1121534 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1060832 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1045234 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1096018 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1147577 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1130823 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1133801 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1116695 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1149130 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1116320 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1148871 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1184192 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1206702 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1225823 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1213594 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1207249 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1217877 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1210258 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1222704 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1223058 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1209305 |
| 2010-12-01 | 1213082 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1241675 |
| 2011-02-01 | 1237409 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1253490 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1239431 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1221640 |
| 2011-06-01 | 1220879 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1204190 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1211336 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1232722 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1251205 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1237348 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1280105 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1253981 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1204754 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1184365 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1172696 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1185789 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1201728 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1189753 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1188265 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1179959 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1163481 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1176985 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1199553 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1172906 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1194743 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1182729 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1174024 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1193597 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1193547 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1180625 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1194038 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1184875 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1178252 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1201455 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1180517 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1185175 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1181169 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1235080 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1256787 |
| 2014-05-01 | 1265724 |
| 2014-06-01 | 1232674 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1252165 |
| 2014-08-01 | 1224155 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1220049 |
| 2014-10-01 | 1234596 |
| 2014-11-01 | 1220503 |
| 2014-12-01 | 1283401 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1257673 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1171755 |
| 2015-03-01 | 1196471 |
| 2015-04-01 | 1194818 |
| 2015-05-01 | 1150472 |
| 2015-06-01 | 1126948 |
| 2015-07-01 | 1163854 |
| 2015-08-01 | 1161356 |
| 2015-09-01 | 1154179 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1150109 |
| 2015-11-01 | 1096566 |
| 2015-12-01 | 1077598 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1049121 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1040586 |
| 2016-03-01 | 1022798 |
| 2016-04-01 | 1003221 |
| 2016-05-01 | 1017056 |
| 2016-06-01 | 1046872 |
| 2016-07-01 | 1077192 |
| 2016-08-01 | 1077687 |
| 2016-09-01 | 1095299 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1091275 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1103927 |
| 2016-12-01 | 1084406 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1097446 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1118894 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1095265 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1083820 |
| 2017-05-01 | 1094987 |
| 2017-06-01 | 1105629 |
| 2017-07-01 | 1073633 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1076232 |
| 2017-09-01 | 1072813 |
| 2017-10-01 | 1089484 |
| 2017-11-01 | 1091481 |
| 2017-12-01 | 1096051 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1063436 |
| 2018-02-01 | 1109654 |
| 2018-03-01 | 1132336 |
| 2018-04-01 | 1114907 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1123452 |
| 2018-06-01 | 1127898 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1114298 |
| 2018-08-01 | 1116319 |
| 2018-09-01 | 1107233 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1103771 |
| 2018-11-01 | 1093495 |
| 2018-12-01 | 1110634 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1088753 |
| 2019-02-01 | 1069553 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1024304 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1101899 |
| 2019-05-01 | 1086995 |
| 2019-06-01 | 1065509 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1068763 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1065012 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1029027 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1007692 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1007694 |
| 2019-12-01 | 1003384 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1020236 |
| 2020-02-01 | 979097 |
| 2020-03-01 | 944807 |
| 2020-04-01 | 815137 |
| 2020-05-01 | 763429 |
| 2020-06-01 | 830822 |
| 2020-07-01 | 884362 |
| 2020-08-01 | 896223 |
| 2020-09-01 | 925047 |
| 2020-10-01 | 935116 |
| 2020-11-01 | 950784 |
| 2020-12-01 | 949889 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1000891 |
| 2021-02-01 | 896686 |
| 2021-03-01 | 974937 |
| 2021-04-01 | 988752 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1004051 |
| 2021-06-01 | 987246 |
| 2021-07-01 | 965224 |
| 2021-08-01 | 941747 |
| 2021-09-01 | 965120 |
| 2021-10-01 | 972756 |
| 2021-11-01 | 974285 |
| 2021-12-01 | 970838 |
| 2022-01-01 | 981187 |
| 2022-02-01 | 985867 |
| 2022-03-01 | 986039 |
| 2022-04-01 | 964614 |
| 2022-05-01 | 971040 |
| 2022-06-01 | 975396 |
| 2022-07-01 | 971708 |
| 2022-08-01 | 971262 |
| 2022-09-01 | 962452 |
| 2022-10-01 | 979095 |
| 2022-11-01 | 971086 |
| 2022-12-01 | 920675 |
| 2023-01-01 | 1010333 |
| 2023-02-01 | 975287 |
| 2023-03-01 | 976516 |
| 2023-04-01 | 984773 |
| 2023-05-01 | 982075 |
| 2023-06-01 | 972528 |
| 2023-07-01 | 963939 |
| 2023-08-01 | 953568 |
| 2023-09-01 | 976846 |
| 2023-10-01 | 970174 |
| 2023-11-01 | 975871 |
| 2023-12-01 | 976038 |
| 2024-01-01 | 930529 |
| 2024-02-01 | 956923 |
| 2024-03-01 | 936167 |
| 2024-04-01 | 924123 |
| 2024-05-01 | 923112 |
| 2024-06-01 | 950848 |
| 2024-07-01 | 943719 |
| 2024-08-01 | 961012 |
| 2024-09-01 | 967777 |
| 2024-10-01 | 953928 |
| 2024-11-01 | 946682 |
| 2024-12-01 | 955084 |
| 2025-01-01 | 943136 |
| 2025-02-01 | 936942 |
| 2025-03-01 | 978250 |
| 2025-04-01 | 980922 |
| 2025-05-01 | 979504 |
| 2025-06-01 | 970123 |
| 2025-07-01 | 988605 |
| 2025-08-01 | 970272 |
| 2025-09-01 | 955911 |
| 2025-10-01 | 954556 |
| 2025-11-01 | 959326 |
| 2025-12-01 | 927086 |
| 2026-01-01 | 982898 |
| 2026-02-01 | 992372 |
| 2026-03-01 | 995038 |
| 2026-04-01 | 1002514 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1006056 |