North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 45 weeks of 2025 (ending Nov. 8) was up 1.9% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 44 weeks of 2025 (ending Nov. 1) was up 2.0% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 25, 2025 (Week 43), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 499,688 carloads and intermodal
Steve McNealy is the recipient of the 2025 Holden-Proefrock Award for his “contributions to environmental safety and hazardous materials management,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Oct. 24.
While U.S. rail traffic dipped 2.6% for the week ending Oct. 18, 2025, vs. the same week last year, it saw a modest gain through the first 42 weeks of 2025, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Oct. 22.
The Association of American Railroads in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 4, 2025 (Week 40) noted that total U.S. rail traffic was 503,538 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.6% from the prior-year period. Total carloads for the week came in at 224,972, up 0.002% from the same week in 2024, and intermodal volume was 278,566 containers and trailers, up 6.7% from last year.
U.S. rail traffic rose modestly for the week ending Sept. 27 and realized a slight gain through 2025’s first 39 weeks, vs. the same points last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Oct. 1.
Association of American Railroads (AAR) subsidiary MxV Rail on Sept. 30 announced that Lee Nelson has been selected as Executive Director of the Security and Emergency Training Center (SERTC). He brings more than two decades of hazardous materials emergency response expertise and returns to SERTC during a period of “transformative growth and modernization.”
The Association of American Railroads in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 20, 2025 (Week 38) noted that total U.S. rail traffic was 510,677 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.2% from the prior-year period. Total carloads for the week came in at 228,609, dipping 1.8% from the same week in 2024, and intermodal volume was 282,068 containers and trailers, dipping 2.5% from last year.
Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced that it has created Triple Crown Services, Inc. (TCSI), a single-source solution for motor carrier and brokerage services that “puts customers first.”
