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 2026-05-01 |
| 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 | 743431 |
| 2000-02-01 | 745424 |
| 2000-03-01 | 744959 |
| 2000-04-01 | 742787 |
| 2000-05-01 | 741274 |
| 2000-06-01 | 734230 |
| 2000-07-01 | 736218 |
| 2000-08-01 | 735523 |
| 2000-09-01 | 744262 |
| 2000-10-01 | 760709 |
| 2000-11-01 | 742839 |
| 2000-12-01 | 737534 |
| 2001-01-01 | 738522 |
| 2001-02-01 | 725104 |
| 2001-03-01 | 730618 |
| 2001-04-01 | 712598 |
| 2001-05-01 | 706299 |
| 2001-06-01 | 712405 |
| 2001-07-01 | 711446 |
| 2001-08-01 | 727726 |
| 2001-09-01 | 737503 |
| 2001-10-01 | 731825 |
| 2001-11-01 | 728617 |
| 2001-12-01 | 713524 |
| 2002-01-01 | 723351 |
| 2002-02-01 | 751406 |
| 2002-03-01 | 739098 |
| 2002-04-01 | 758964 |
| 2002-05-01 | 771964 |
| 2002-06-01 | 779665 |
| 2002-07-01 | 777625 |
| 2002-08-01 | 785796 |
| 2002-09-01 | 777482 |
| 2002-10-01 | 702493 |
| 2002-11-01 | 772348 |
| 2002-12-01 | 771080 |
| 2003-01-01 | 791561 |
| 2003-02-01 | 797612 |
| 2003-03-01 | 802479 |
| 2003-04-01 | 805707 |
| 2003-05-01 | 801153 |
| 2003-06-01 | 807855 |
| 2003-07-01 | 817362 |
| 2003-08-01 | 795043 |
| 2003-09-01 | 819252 |
| 2003-10-01 | 830034 |
| 2003-11-01 | 837881 |
| 2003-12-01 | 840841 |
| 2004-01-01 | 844365 |
| 2004-02-01 | 851048 |
| 2004-03-01 | 882770 |
| 2004-04-01 | 886363 |
| 2004-05-01 | 893814 |
| 2004-06-01 | 895844 |
| 2004-07-01 | 898042 |
| 2004-08-01 | 886796 |
| 2004-09-01 | 905709 |
| 2004-10-01 | 916270 |
| 2004-11-01 | 932782 |
| 2004-12-01 | 942453 |
| 2005-01-01 | 939848 |
| 2005-02-01 | 959594 |
| 2005-03-01 | 923735 |
| 2005-04-01 | 926200 |
| 2005-05-01 | 937477 |
| 2005-06-01 | 933099 |
| 2005-07-01 | 944489 |
| 2005-08-01 | 952989 |
| 2005-09-01 | 958171 |
| 2005-10-01 | 980017 |
| 2005-11-01 | 980460 |
| 2005-12-01 | 990775 |
| 2006-01-01 | 1006312 |
| 2006-02-01 | 971768 |
| 2006-03-01 | 995764 |
| 2006-04-01 | 1017394 |
| 2006-05-01 | 1004815 |
| 2006-06-01 | 1005616 |
| 2006-07-01 | 1004389 |
| 2006-08-01 | 1016648 |
| 2006-09-01 | 1007025 |
| 2006-10-01 | 999992 |
| 2006-11-01 | 991913 |
| 2006-12-01 | 1002506 |
| 2007-01-01 | 993011 |
| 2007-02-01 | 996944 |
| 2007-03-01 | 987889 |
| 2007-04-01 | 980033 |
| 2007-05-01 | 983250 |
| 2007-06-01 | 989932 |
| 2007-07-01 | 976612 |
| 2007-08-01 | 969149 |
| 2007-09-01 | 980792 |
| 2007-10-01 | 958580 |
| 2007-11-01 | 971276 |
| 2007-12-01 | 964011 |
| 2008-01-01 | 962015 |
| 2008-02-01 | 965266 |
| 2008-03-01 | 941181 |
| 2008-04-01 | 951210 |
| 2008-05-01 | 956746 |
| 2008-06-01 | 953222 |
| 2008-07-01 | 961421 |
| 2008-08-01 | 945500 |
| 2008-09-01 | 939962 |
| 2008-10-01 | 935841 |
| 2008-11-01 | 899061 |
| 2008-12-01 | 813817 |
| 2009-01-01 | 833967 |
| 2009-02-01 | 784707 |
| 2009-03-01 | 791219 |
| 2009-04-01 | 791272 |
| 2009-05-01 | 778262 |
| 2009-06-01 | 773366 |
| 2009-07-01 | 788630 |
| 2009-08-01 | 795346 |
| 2009-09-01 | 804112 |
| 2009-10-01 | 821986 |
| 2009-11-01 | 843874 |
| 2009-12-01 | 846209 |
| 2010-01-01 | 871609 |
| 2010-02-01 | 869828 |
| 2010-03-01 | 893352 |
| 2010-04-01 | 884894 |
| 2010-05-01 | 905219 |
| 2010-06-01 | 924150 |
| 2010-07-01 | 938951 |
| 2010-08-01 | 952995 |
| 2010-09-01 | 950034 |
| 2010-10-01 | 942400 |
| 2010-11-01 | 936331 |
| 2010-12-01 | 939000 |
| 2011-01-01 | 948427 |
| 2011-02-01 | 962941 |
| 2011-03-01 | 959994 |
| 2011-04-01 | 970668 |
| 2011-05-01 | 977172 |
| 2011-06-01 | 967319 |
| 2011-07-01 | 955507 |
| 2011-08-01 | 959796 |
| 2011-09-01 | 964678 |
| 2011-10-01 | 977402 |
| 2011-11-01 | 978418 |
| 2011-12-01 | 994537 |
| 2012-01-01 | 983794 |
| 2012-02-01 | 972908 |
| 2012-03-01 | 997889 |
| 2012-04-01 | 1012182 |
| 2012-05-01 | 1005771 |
| 2012-06-01 | 1016267 |
| 2012-07-01 | 1011112 |
| 2012-08-01 | 1005462 |
| 2012-09-01 | 1006842 |
| 2012-10-01 | 997360 |
| 2012-11-01 | 984703 |
| 2012-12-01 | 985510 |
| 2013-01-01 | 1052912 |
| 2013-02-01 | 1065706 |
| 2013-03-01 | 1020153 |
| 2013-04-01 | 1008693 |
| 2013-05-01 | 1029069 |
| 2013-06-01 | 1031976 |
| 2013-07-01 | 1037691 |
| 2013-08-01 | 1047620 |
| 2013-09-01 | 1057881 |
| 2013-10-01 | 1059904 |
| 2013-11-01 | 1065035 |
| 2013-12-01 | 1045626 |
| 2014-01-01 | 1042923 |
| 2014-02-01 | 1069078 |
| 2014-03-01 | 1108743 |
| 2014-04-01 | 1113979 |
| 2014-05-01 | 1100793 |
| 2014-06-01 | 1104261 |
| 2014-07-01 | 1103360 |
| 2014-08-01 | 1092535 |
| 2014-09-01 | 1104009 |
| 2014-10-01 | 1114745 |
| 2014-11-01 | 1097848 |
| 2014-12-01 | 1094710 |
| 2015-01-01 | 1050868 |
| 2015-02-01 | 990753 |
| 2015-03-01 | 1173963 |
| 2015-04-01 | 1175064 |
| 2015-05-01 | 1146509 |
| 2015-06-01 | 1138359 |
| 2015-07-01 | 1144401 |
| 2015-08-01 | 1136984 |
| 2015-09-01 | 1120899 |
| 2015-10-01 | 1098091 |
| 2015-11-01 | 1089082 |
| 2015-12-01 | 1063109 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1109031 |
| 2016-02-01 | 1118216 |
| 2016-03-01 | 1088737 |
| 2016-04-01 | 1079706 |
| 2016-05-01 | 1093791 |
| 2016-06-01 | 1086813 |
| 2016-07-01 | 1073546 |
| 2016-08-01 | 1081692 |
| 2016-09-01 | 1075037 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1089891 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1105826 |
| 2016-12-01 | 1126798 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1124306 |
| 2017-02-01 | 1129344 |
| 2017-03-01 | 1123073 |
| 2017-04-01 | 1130092 |
| 2017-05-01 | 1138267 |
| 2017-06-01 | 1142889 |
| 2017-07-01 | 1134368 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1145234 |
| 2017-09-01 | 1117575 |
| 2017-10-01 | 1155046 |
| 2017-11-01 | 1159590 |
| 2017-12-01 | 1168382 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1166101 |
| 2018-02-01 | 1194104 |
| 2018-03-01 | 1203938 |
| 2018-04-01 | 1200030 |
| 2018-05-01 | 1212905 |
| 2018-06-01 | 1214680 |
| 2018-07-01 | 1209861 |
| 2018-08-01 | 1201461 |
| 2018-09-01 | 1193328 |
| 2018-10-01 | 1198543 |
| 2018-11-01 | 1194305 |
| 2018-12-01 | 1214924 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1194439 |
| 2019-02-01 | 1173535 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1170098 |
| 2019-04-01 | 1154718 |
| 2019-05-01 | 1137865 |
| 2019-06-01 | 1133998 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1137555 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1129110 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1124870 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1107566 |
| 2019-11-01 | 1099027 |
| 2019-12-01 | 1092848 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1105743 |
| 2020-02-01 | 1075843 |
| 2020-03-01 | 1016572 |
| 2020-04-01 | 958803 |
| 2020-05-01 | 983550 |
| 2020-06-01 | 1064345 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1129110 |
| 2020-08-01 | 1168597 |
| 2020-09-01 | 1201348 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1205081 |
| 2020-11-01 | 1236410 |
| 2020-12-01 | 1242594 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1276547 |
| 2021-02-01 | 1098879 |
| 2021-03-01 | 1253550 |
| 2021-04-01 | 1263468 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1223572 |
| 2021-06-01 | 1195456 |
| 2021-07-01 | 1153880 |
| 2021-08-01 | 1128069 |
| 2021-09-01 | 1126673 |
| 2021-10-01 | 1114556 |
| 2021-11-01 | 1108739 |
| 2021-12-01 | 1111964 |
| 2022-01-01 | 1110519 |
| 2022-02-01 | 1118606 |
| 2022-03-01 | 1165256 |
| 2022-04-01 | 1165567 |
| 2022-05-01 | 1173755 |
| 2022-06-01 | 1137502 |
| 2022-07-01 | 1120539 |
| 2022-08-01 | 1108936 |
| 2022-09-01 | 1077380 |
| 2022-10-01 | 1097574 |
| 2022-11-01 | 1052576 |
| 2022-12-01 | 1023161 |
| 2023-01-01 | 1040572 |
| 2023-02-01 | 1017067 |
| 2023-03-01 | 1007106 |
| 2023-04-01 | 1026147 |
| 2023-05-01 | 1041352 |
| 2023-06-01 | 1049403 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1060889 |
| 2023-08-01 | 1042441 |
| 2023-09-01 | 1071863 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1122091 |
| 2023-11-01 | 1109098 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1114944 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1096008 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1133470 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1126760 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1099295 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1124948 |
| 2024-06-01 | 1145733 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1151055 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1180699 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1193908 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1187274 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1217989 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1209305 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1209964 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1197549 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1205574 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1195092 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1137546 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1117810 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1188093 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1184768 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1178107 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1148576 |
| 2025-11-01 | 1146158 |
| 2025-12-01 | 1185560 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1178018 |
| 2026-02-01 | 1211984 |
| 2026-03-01 | 1224545 |
| 2026-04-01 | 1220841 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1232869 |