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 2025-02-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-04-10 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 | 1373797 |
| 2000-02-01 | 1369739 |
| 2000-03-01 | 1363209 |
| 2000-04-01 | 1354910 |
| 2000-05-01 | 1359030 |
| 2000-06-01 | 1346705 |
| 2000-07-01 | 1353566 |
| 2000-08-01 | 1354923 |
| 2000-09-01 | 1371614 |
| 2000-10-01 | 1351156 |
| 2000-11-01 | 1323490 |
| 2000-12-01 | 1315924 |
| 2001-01-01 | 1354391 |
| 2001-02-01 | 1358650 |
| 2001-03-01 | 1372160 |
| 2001-04-01 | 1359999 |
| 2001-05-01 | 1358560 |
| 2001-06-01 | 1344708 |
| 2001-07-01 | 1312767 |
| 2001-08-01 | 1332088 |
| 2001-09-01 | 1335433 |
| 2001-10-01 | 1353752 |
| 2001-11-01 | 1354601 |
| 2001-12-01 | 1340922 |
| 2002-01-01 | 1341662 |
| 2002-02-01 | 1342258 |
| 2002-03-01 | 1289690 |
| 2002-04-01 | 1325276 |
| 2002-05-01 | 1326429 |
| 2002-06-01 | 1351901 |
| 2002-07-01 | 1342338 |
| 2002-08-01 | 1356711 |
| 2002-09-01 | 1344015 |
| 2002-10-01 | 1326836 |
| 2002-11-01 | 1335114 |
| 2002-12-01 | 1344104 |
| 2003-01-01 | 1327391 |
| 2003-02-01 | 1325354 |
| 2003-03-01 | 1314912 |
| 2003-04-01 | 1325439 |
| 2003-05-01 | 1320720 |
| 2003-06-01 | 1330735 |
| 2003-07-01 | 1334137 |
| 2003-08-01 | 1340724 |
| 2003-09-01 | 1356524 |
| 2003-10-01 | 1360443 |
| 2003-11-01 | 1358084 |
| 2003-12-01 | 1365612 |
| 2004-01-01 | 1371978 |
| 2004-02-01 | 1359825 |
| 2004-03-01 | 1373421 |
| 2004-04-01 | 1380937 |
| 2004-05-01 | 1391687 |
| 2004-06-01 | 1369938 |
| 2004-07-01 | 1378990 |
| 2004-08-01 | 1368448 |
| 2004-09-01 | 1353685 |
| 2004-10-01 | 1378094 |
| 2004-11-01 | 1385570 |
| 2004-12-01 | 1379248 |
| 2005-01-01 | 1374837 |
| 2005-02-01 | 1432483 |
| 2005-03-01 | 1401105 |
| 2005-04-01 | 1409483 |
| 2005-05-01 | 1373462 |
| 2005-06-01 | 1369196 |
| 2005-07-01 | 1374613 |
| 2005-08-01 | 1371566 |
| 2005-09-01 | 1382922 |
| 2005-10-01 | 1348850 |
| 2005-11-01 | 1374024 |
| 2005-12-01 | 1387866 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1444982 |
| 2006-02-01 | 1403179 |
| 2006-03-01 | 1403335 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1393263 |
| 2006-05-01 | 1430726 |
| 2006-06-01 | 1423197 |
| 2006-07-01 | 1396610 |
| 2006-08-01 | 1388960 |
| 2006-09-01 | 1388884 |
| 2006-10-01 | 1373860 |
| 2006-11-01 | 1358724 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1416432 |
| 2007-01-01 | 1358890 |
| 2007-02-01 | 1350701 |
| 2007-03-01 | 1359541 |
| 2007-04-01 | 1366110 |
| 2007-05-01 | 1364220 |
| 2007-06-01 | 1397959 |
| 2007-07-01 | 1359404 |
| 2007-08-01 | 1372813 |
| 2007-09-01 | 1379836 |
| 2007-10-01 | 1376518 |
| 2007-11-01 | 1391789 |
| 2007-12-01 | 1378652 |
| 2008-01-01 | 1376386 |
| 2008-02-01 | 1375461 |
| 2008-03-01 | 1364070 |
| 2008-04-01 | 1377652 |
| 2008-05-01 | 1376469 |
| 2008-06-01 | 1350242 |
| 2008-07-01 | 1389405 |
| 2008-08-01 | 1363356 |
| 2008-09-01 | 1323286 |
| 2008-10-01 | 1335078 |
| 2008-11-01 | 1254915 |
| 2008-12-01 | 1180194 |
| 2009-01-01 | 1156292 |
| 2009-02-01 | 1204297 |
| 2009-03-01 | 1121522 |
| 2009-04-01 | 1060832 |
| 2009-05-01 | 1045240 |
| 2009-06-01 | 1096038 |
| 2009-07-01 | 1147568 |
| 2009-08-01 | 1130866 |
| 2009-09-01 | 1133856 |
| 2009-10-01 | 1116763 |
| 2009-11-01 | 1149148 |
| 2009-12-01 | 1116198 |
| 2010-01-01 | 1148817 |
| 2010-02-01 | 1184132 |
| 2010-03-01 | 1206696 |
| 2010-04-01 | 1225829 |
| 2010-05-01 | 1213606 |
| 2010-06-01 | 1207272 |
| 2010-07-01 | 1217866 |
| 2010-08-01 | 1210293 |
| 2010-09-01 | 1222747 |
| 2010-10-01 | 1223110 |
| 2010-11-01 | 1209323 |
| 2010-12-01 | 1212977 |
| 2011-01-01 | 1241623 |
| 2011-02-01 | 1237366 |
| 2011-03-01 | 1253487 |
| 2011-04-01 | 1239437 |
| 2011-05-01 | 1221651 |
| 2011-06-01 | 1220897 |
| 2011-07-01 | 1204184 |
| 2011-08-01 | 1211361 |
| 2011-09-01 | 1232749 |
| 2011-10-01 | 1251238 |
| 2011-11-01 | 1237364 |
| 2011-12-01 | 1280032 |
| 2012-01-01 | 1253933 |
| 2012-02-01 | 1204890 |
| 2012-03-01 | 1184348 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1172682 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1185820 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1201739 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1189748 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1188279 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1179974 |
| 2012-10-01 | 1163484 |
| 2012-11-01 | 1177013 |
| 2012-12-01 | 1199528 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1172886 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1194757 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1182741 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1173800 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1193686 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1193583 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1180639 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1194054 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1184892 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1178236 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1201487 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1180523 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1185177 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1181210 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1235117 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1256355 |
| 2014-05-01 | 1265878 |
| 2014-06-01 | 1232743 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1252200 |
| 2014-08-01 | 1224187 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1220076 |
| 2014-10-01 | 1234558 |
| 2014-11-01 | 1220525 |
| 2014-12-01 | 1283407 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1257667 |
| 2015-02-01 | 1171825 |
| 2015-03-01 | 1196558 |
| 2015-04-01 | 1194213 |
| 2015-05-01 | 1150688 |
| 2015-06-01 | 1127070 |
| 2015-07-01 | 1163929 |
| 2015-08-01 | 1161415 |
| 2015-09-01 | 1154220 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1150050 |
| 2015-11-01 | 1096531 |
| 2015-12-01 | 1077541 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1049028 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1040750 |
| 2016-03-01 | 1022904 |
| 2016-04-01 | 1002893 |
| 2016-05-01 | 1017270 |
| 2016-06-01 | 1047001 |
| 2016-07-01 | 1077282 |
| 2016-08-01 | 1077766 |
| 2016-09-01 | 1095354 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1091198 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1103834 |
| 2016-12-01 | 1084271 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1097007 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1118754 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1095303 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1084351 |
| 2017-05-01 | 1095184 |
| 2017-06-01 | 1105713 |
| 2017-07-01 | 1073681 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1076304 |
| 2017-09-01 | 1072872 |
| 2017-10-01 | 1089421 |
| 2017-11-01 | 1091352 |
| 2017-12-01 | 1095856 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1062436 |
| 2018-02-01 | 1109239 |
| 2018-03-01 | 1132249 |
| 2018-04-01 | 1116442 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1123954 |
| 2018-06-01 | 1127820 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1114202 |
| 2018-08-01 | 1116593 |
| 2018-09-01 | 1107232 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1103685 |
| 2018-11-01 | 1093314 |
| 2018-12-01 | 1110365 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1087173 |
| 2019-02-01 | 1068869 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1024051 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1104177 |
| 2019-05-01 | 1087854 |
| 2019-06-01 | 1065338 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1068625 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1065615 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1029088 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1007693 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1007561 |
| 2019-12-01 | 1002970 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1017434 |
| 2020-02-01 | 978419 |
| 2020-03-01 | 944526 |
| 2020-04-01 | 817658 |
| 2020-05-01 | 764794 |
| 2020-06-01 | 830787 |
| 2020-07-01 | 884442 |
| 2020-08-01 | 897378 |
| 2020-09-01 | 925322 |
| 2020-10-01 | 935233 |
| 2020-11-01 | 950654 |
| 2020-12-01 | 949227 |
| 2021-01-01 | 996112 |
| 2021-02-01 | 895762 |
| 2021-03-01 | 974644 |
| 2021-04-01 | 991186 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1005835 |
| 2021-06-01 | 987838 |
| 2021-07-01 | 966053 |
| 2021-08-01 | 943676 |
| 2021-09-01 | 966037 |
| 2021-10-01 | 973183 |
| 2021-11-01 | 974020 |
| 2021-12-01 | 969424 |
| 2022-01-01 | 973494 |
| 2022-02-01 | 983679 |
| 2022-03-01 | 986881 |
| 2022-04-01 | 966804 |
| 2022-05-01 | 973072 |
| 2022-06-01 | 976391 |
| 2022-07-01 | 975200 |
| 2022-08-01 | 974421 |
| 2022-09-01 | 963954 |
| 2022-10-01 | 979203 |
| 2022-11-01 | 970128 |
| 2022-12-01 | 917992 |
| 2023-01-01 | 999930 |
| 2023-02-01 | 971873 |
| 2023-03-01 | 978893 |
| 2023-04-01 | 986746 |
| 2023-05-01 | 983427 |
| 2023-06-01 | 973957 |
| 2023-07-01 | 970725 |
| 2023-08-01 | 957873 |
| 2023-09-01 | 979254 |
| 2023-10-01 | 969990 |
| 2023-11-01 | 974176 |
| 2023-12-01 | 972099 |
| 2024-01-01 | 917419 |
| 2024-02-01 | 952213 |
| 2024-03-01 | 939930 |
| 2024-04-01 | 926621 |
| 2024-05-01 | 923206 |
| 2024-06-01 | 952243 |
| 2024-07-01 | 953699 |
| 2024-08-01 | 966359 |
| 2024-09-01 | 971674 |
| 2024-10-01 | 952646 |
| 2024-11-01 | 944787 |
| 2024-12-01 | 950970 |
| 2025-01-01 | 928220 |
| 2025-02-01 | 931520 |
