AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Down 4% for Week Ending Jan. 3
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Jan. 8 reported that total originated U.S. rail traffic was 404,293 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Jan. 3, 2026, down 4.0%, from
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Jan. 8 reported that total originated U.S. rail traffic was 404,293 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Jan. 3, 2026, down 4.0%, from
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 27, 2025 saw a slight uptick, the Association of American Railroads reported Dec. 31. Volume totaled 392,295 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.7% compared
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 24 reported that total U.S. rail traffic was 487,138 carloads and intermodal units for Week 51 (ending Dec. 20, 2025), down 7% from the prior-year period.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for first-quarter 2026 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s largest railroads over a specified period of time.”
Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Dec. 13, 2025, dipped 1.4% from the same point last year, marking the 10th consecutive week of fall offs, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report, released Dec. 17.
Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Dec. 6, 2025, dipped 2.3% from the same point last year, marking the ninth consecutive week of fall offs, according to the
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and its subsidiary MxV Rail on Dec. 8 announced that AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics Dr. Rand Ghayad will be the keynote speaker
The Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both ENSCO, Inc., operator of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center (TTC), as well as MxV Rail, a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to “expand collaboration in railway safety, technology and innovation.”
Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Nov. 29, 2025, dipped 1.8% from the same point last year, marking the eighth consecutive week of fall offs, according to the Association of American Railroads’ latest report, released Dec. 3.
A new analysis from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) underscores freight rail’s “critical role” as a supply chain stabilizer, “helping mitigate inflationary pressures and reduce price volatility compared to other freight modes.”