Table Data - Rail Freight Intermodal Traffic

Title Rail Freight Intermodal Traffic
Series ID RAILFRTINTERMODALD11
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 Containers and Trailers
Date Range 2000-01-01 to 2026-07-01
Last Updated 2026-10-01 9:01 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 743460
2000-02-01 745424
2000-03-01 744946
2000-04-01 742820
2000-05-01 741255
2000-06-01 734169
2000-07-01 736216
2000-08-01 735527
2000-09-01 744378
2000-10-01 760705
2000-11-01 742805
2000-12-01 737537
2001-01-01 738519
2001-02-01 725084
2001-03-01 730631
2001-04-01 712561
2001-05-01 706302
2001-06-01 712396
2001-07-01 711441
2001-08-01 727700
2001-09-01 737648
2001-10-01 731789
2001-11-01 728572
2001-12-01 713495
2002-01-01 723368
2002-02-01 751390
2002-03-01 739145
2002-04-01 758943
2002-05-01 771934
2002-06-01 779698
2002-07-01 777586
2002-08-01 785798
2002-09-01 777548
2002-10-01 702474
2002-11-01 772349
2002-12-01 771052
2003-01-01 791512
2003-02-01 797594
2003-03-01 802518
2003-04-01 805719
2003-05-01 801152
2003-06-01 807810
2003-07-01 817345
2003-08-01 795110
2003-09-01 819288
2003-10-01 829973
2003-11-01 837929
2003-12-01 840822
2004-01-01 844364
2004-02-01 851069
2004-03-01 882773
2004-04-01 886312
2004-05-01 893787
2004-06-01 895894
2004-07-01 898005
2004-08-01 886819
2004-09-01 905726
2004-10-01 916309
2004-11-01 932737
2004-12-01 942416
2005-01-01 939904
2005-02-01 959573
2005-03-01 923763
2005-04-01 926223
2005-05-01 937478
2005-06-01 933039
2005-07-01 944519
2005-08-01 952964
2005-09-01 958151
2005-10-01 980015
2005-11-01 980535
2005-12-01 990755
2006-01-01 1006374
2006-02-01 971755
2006-03-01 995780
2006-04-01 1017398
2006-05-01 1004727
2006-06-01 1005551
2006-07-01 1004367
2006-08-01 1016638
2006-09-01 1007070
2006-10-01 999996
2006-11-01 992001
2006-12-01 1002572
2007-01-01 993054
2007-02-01 996979
2007-03-01 988031
2007-04-01 979590
2007-05-01 983231
2007-06-01 989984
2007-07-01 976599
2007-08-01 969084
2007-09-01 980897
2007-10-01 958562
2007-11-01 971428
2007-12-01 964045
2008-01-01 962108
2008-02-01 965347
2008-03-01 941354
2008-04-01 950510
2008-05-01 956747
2008-06-01 953271
2008-07-01 961411
2008-08-01 945549
2008-09-01 939975
2008-10-01 935840
2008-11-01 899357
2008-12-01 813842
2009-01-01 834023
2009-02-01 784880
2009-03-01 791400
2009-04-01 790318
2009-05-01 778350
2009-06-01 773412
2009-07-01 788607
2009-08-01 795365
2009-09-01 804179
2009-10-01 822015
2009-11-01 844149
2009-12-01 846307
2010-01-01 871746
2010-02-01 870112
2010-03-01 893465
2010-04-01 883633
2010-05-01 905241
2010-06-01 924321
2010-07-01 938974
2010-08-01 953039
2010-09-01 950050
2010-10-01 942507
2010-11-01 936676
2010-12-01 939077
2011-01-01 948516
2011-02-01 963344
2011-03-01 960155
2011-04-01 969158
2011-05-01 977293
2011-06-01 967381
2011-07-01 955615
2011-08-01 959813
2011-09-01 964683
2011-10-01 977456
2011-11-01 978862
2011-12-01 994663
2012-01-01 983864
2012-02-01 973288
2012-03-01 997989
2012-04-01 1010714
2012-05-01 1005862
2012-06-01 1016361
2012-07-01 1011171
2012-08-01 1005469
2012-09-01 1006978
2012-10-01 997366
2012-11-01 984997
2012-12-01 985704
2013-01-01 1052936
2013-02-01 1066046
2013-03-01 1020240
2013-04-01 1007582
2013-05-01 1029059
2013-06-01 1032086
2013-07-01 1037701
2013-08-01 1047659
2013-09-01 1057903
2013-10-01 1059918
2013-11-01 1065372
2013-12-01 1045845
2014-01-01 1042844
2014-02-01 1069274
2014-03-01 1108773
2014-04-01 1113181
2014-05-01 1100770
2014-06-01 1104251
2014-07-01 1103386
2014-08-01 1092644
2014-09-01 1104007
2014-10-01 1114707
2014-11-01 1098134
2014-12-01 1094952
2015-01-01 1050836
2015-02-01 990831
2015-03-01 1173990
2015-04-01 1174433
2015-05-01 1146571
2015-06-01 1138338
2015-07-01 1144359
2015-08-01 1137024
2015-09-01 1120958
2015-10-01 1098093
2015-11-01 1089149
2015-12-01 1063336
2016-01-01 1109120
2016-02-01 1118131
2016-03-01 1088723
2016-04-01 1079455
2016-05-01 1093780
2016-06-01 1086784
2016-07-01 1073620
2016-08-01 1081674
2016-09-01 1075001
2016-10-01 1089927
2016-11-01 1105852
2016-12-01 1126979
2017-01-01 1124346
2017-02-01 1129302
2017-03-01 1123000
2017-04-01 1130096
2017-05-01 1138189
2017-06-01 1142825
2017-07-01 1134385
2017-08-01 1145251
2017-09-01 1117593
2017-10-01 1155063
2017-11-01 1159544
2017-12-01 1168567
2018-01-01 1166089
2018-02-01 1194068
2018-03-01 1203882
2018-04-01 1199987
2018-05-01 1212901
2018-06-01 1214697
2018-07-01 1209880
2018-08-01 1201420
2018-09-01 1193403
2018-10-01 1198496
2018-11-01 1194254
2018-12-01 1214993
2019-01-01 1194448
2019-02-01 1173510
2019-03-01 1170180
2019-04-01 1154647
2019-05-01 1137831
2019-06-01 1134083
2019-07-01 1137536
2019-08-01 1129115
2019-09-01 1124837
2019-10-01 1107508
2019-11-01 1099076
2019-12-01 1092878
2020-01-01 1105639
2020-02-01 1075865
2020-03-01 1016584
2020-04-01 958751
2020-05-01 983649
2020-06-01 1064328
2020-07-01 1129099
2020-08-01 1168608
2020-09-01 1201392
2020-10-01 1204874
2020-11-01 1236445
2020-12-01 1242731
2021-01-01 1276595
2021-02-01 1098906
2021-03-01 1253528
2021-04-01 1263301
2021-05-01 1223612
2021-06-01 1195630
2021-07-01 1153926
2021-08-01 1128022
2021-09-01 1126607
2021-10-01 1114292
2021-11-01 1108794
2021-12-01 1112113
2022-01-01 1110585
2022-02-01 1118734
2022-03-01 1165315
2022-04-01 1165299
2022-05-01 1173804
2022-06-01 1137801
2022-07-01 1120617
2022-08-01 1108767
2022-09-01 1077241
2022-10-01 1097092
2022-11-01 1052650
2022-12-01 1023450
2023-01-01 1040703
2023-02-01 1017350
2023-03-01 1007193
2023-04-01 1025769
2023-05-01 1041116
2023-06-01 1050360
2023-07-01 1060465
2023-08-01 1042274
2023-09-01 1071743
2023-10-01 1121467
2023-11-01 1109026
2023-12-01 1115499
2024-01-01 1096223
2024-02-01 1133927
2024-03-01 1127034
2024-04-01 1098632
2024-05-01 1124336
2024-06-01 1147827
2024-07-01 1149909
2024-08-01 1180469
2024-09-01 1193690
2024-10-01 1186511
2024-11-01 1217879
2024-12-01 1209966
2025-01-01 1210168
2025-02-01 1198203
2025-03-01 1205912
2025-04-01 1194188
2025-05-01 1136584
2025-06-01 1120831
2025-07-01 1186507
2025-08-01 1184555
2025-09-01 1177820
2025-10-01 1147712
2025-11-01 1146055
2025-12-01 1186127
2026-01-01 1178181
2026-02-01 1212574
2026-03-01 1224745
2026-04-01 1219554
2026-05-01 1231599
2026-06-01 1240117
2026-07-01 1259001

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