Observations

May 2026: 1,006,056

Updated: Aug 3, 2026 9:02 AM CDT

Units:

Carloads,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Rail Freight Carloads	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

Source

U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

Release

U.S. Transportation Data	2015-03-12	2021-09-27
Transportation Services Index and Seasonally-Adjusted Transportation Data	2021-09-28	2026-08-03

Units

Carloads	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

Frequency

Monthly	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

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.	2015-03-12	2026-08-03

Rail Freight Carloads (RAILFRTCARLOADSD11)