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Grain helped lift U.S. rail freight in the latest week’s data amid weaker intermodal and carload shipments.

A bill signed into law by outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy regulates hazardous-material trains in the state. 

U.S. rail carload freight and intermodal shipments for the first week of this year improved nearly by double-digits.

Rail traffic for U.S. railroads fell 4% for the week ending Jan. 3, 2026, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Volume for the week was 404,293 carloads and intermodal units, with 192,665 carloads, down 2.8% from the corresponding week a year earlier, and 211,628 containers and trailers, down 5.1%. Only chemicals, 2.3%, […]

Rail traffic fell 7% for the last full week of 2025 as intermodal was weaker by 4.3% year-on-year.

Rail freight has been below 2024 levels for eight consecutive weeks, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Intermodal shipments led U.S. rail freight lower in the latest weekly data but traffic remains higher year-to-date.

As an historic merger is set to reshape the U.S. supply chain, railroads say data proves they are the engine that powers the domestic economy.

Freight on U.S. railroads year-to-date stayed ahead of 2024 levels even as intermodal and carload shipments were weaker in the latest weekly data.

Rail freight commodities and intermodal shipments were lower in the latest week’s data but remained ahead of 2024 for the year.

Higher shipments of grain and nonmetallic minerals failed to offset intermodal’s decline, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Rail freight is mirroring the uneven U.S. economic outlook, according to the latest analysis from the Association of American Railroads.

A decline in intermodal shipments led U.S. railfreight volumes lower in the latest week data. 

U.S. rail traffic remained below 2024 levels for the third consecutive week and the sixth time in eight weeks, with both carload and intermodal traffic experiencing declines.

Rail carloads were evenly split among winners and losers as intermodal traffic led rail freight lower in the latest week.

Rail freight trended lower in the latest weekly data from the Association of American Railroads.

Intermodal traffic and carload freight were higher for a second consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Rail freight posted its third-biggest drop this year as carload and intermodal shipments declined.

Customs and Border Protection will continue to fund cargo inspections and other essential services during a government shutdown.

Intermodal containers and trailers led a down week for U.S. rail freight, according to AAR data.