AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending June 13, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 17, 2026 - The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 13, 2026.

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 520,406 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.2 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending June 13 were 230,959 carloads, up 2.8 percent compared with the same week in 2025, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 289,447 containers and trailers, up 10.9 percent compared to 2025.

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2025. They included grain, up 4,283 carloads, to 23,988; metallic ores and metals, up 3,964 carloads, to 24,604; and nonmetallic minerals, up 1,313 carloads, to 32,342. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2025 included coal, down 4,893 carloads, to 53,955; chemicals, down 364 carloads, to 32,534; and forest products, down 130 carloads, to 8,061.

For the first 23 weeks of 2026, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 5,215,944 carloads, up 3.2 percent from the same point last year; and 6,403,177 intermodal units, up 2.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 23 weeks of 2026 was 11,619,121 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2.9 percent compared to last year.

North American rail volume for the week ending June 13, 2026, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 337,700 carloads, up 1.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 379,536 intermodal units, up 9.3 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 717,236 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.6 percent. North American rail volume for the first 23 weeks of 2026 was 15,993,851 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.5 percent compared with 2025.

Canadian railroads reported 93,827 carloads for the week, up 2.8 percent, and 75,465 intermodal units, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week in 2025. For the first 23 weeks of 2026, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 3,788,314 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.6 percent.

Mexican railroads reported 12,914 carloads for the week, down 20.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 14,624 intermodal units, up 27.3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 23 weeks of 2026 was 586,416 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 8.2 percent from the same point last year.

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For more information, contact: AAR Media Relations at [email protected] or 202-639-2345.

About AAR: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is the world's leading railroad policy, research and technology organization focusing on the safety and productivity of rail carriers. AAR members include the major freight railroads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. Learn more at www.aar.org.

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