Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Rail Freight Carloads

Title Rail Freight Carloads
Series ID RAILFRTCARLOADS
Source U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Release Transportation Services Index and Seasonally-Adjusted Transportation Data (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Carloads
Date Range 2000-01-01 to 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-12-11 9:02 AM CST
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 Association of American Railroads.
DATE VALUE
2000-01-01 1354273
2000-02-01 1296439
2000-03-01 1404269
2000-04-01 1341461
2000-05-01 1393416
2000-06-01 1343794
2000-07-01 1330434
2000-08-01 1423542
2000-09-01 1381834
2000-10-01 1442723
2000-11-01 1306388
2000-12-01 1258689
2001-01-01 1334544
2001-02-01 1231946
2001-03-01 1412827
2001-04-01 1348256
2001-05-01 1394351
2001-06-01 1341603
2001-07-01 1290316
2001-08-01 1399873
2001-09-01 1345612
2001-10-01 1444906
2001-11-01 1337311
2001-12-01 1283357
2002-01-01 1320275
2002-02-01 1213432
2002-03-01 1330919
2002-04-01 1317471
2002-05-01 1363594
2002-06-01 1348722
2002-07-01 1320917
2002-08-01 1422794
2002-09-01 1354591
2002-10-01 1416524
2002-11-01 1317078
2002-12-01 1286342
2003-01-01 1304173
2003-02-01 1194370
2003-03-01 1356673
2003-04-01 1321086
2003-05-01 1360188
2003-06-01 1328754
2003-07-01 1314261
2003-08-01 1405706
2003-09-01 1367855
2003-10-01 1446767
2003-11-01 1338069
2003-12-01 1307946
2004-01-01 1346504
2004-02-01 1278733
2004-03-01 1415938
2004-04-01 1380806
2004-05-01 1432891
2004-06-01 1369511
2004-07-01 1360210
2004-08-01 1432263
2004-09-01 1366578
2004-10-01 1460903
2004-11-01 1364110
2004-12-01 1321345
2005-01-01 1347820
2005-02-01 1297959
2005-03-01 1443129
2005-04-01 1412210
2005-05-01 1416905
2005-06-01 1368235
2005-07-01 1358858
2005-08-01 1436461
2005-09-01 1395492
2005-10-01 1428224
2005-11-01 1351966
2005-12-01 1329833
2006-01-01 1416683
2006-02-01 1268549
2006-03-01 1445316
2006-04-01 1398326
2006-05-01 1473473
2006-06-01 1418701
2006-07-01 1384334
2006-08-01 1456353
2006-09-01 1401873
2006-10-01 1449720
2006-11-01 1338575
2006-12-01 1357724
2007-01-01 1329798
2007-02-01 1217842
2007-03-01 1400930
2007-04-01 1371907
2007-05-01 1404578
2007-06-01 1388137
2007-07-01 1351172
2007-08-01 1443340
2007-09-01 1393274
2007-10-01 1448865
2007-11-01 1373748
2007-12-01 1320075
2008-01-01 1348333
2008-02-01 1297350
2008-03-01 1405927
2008-04-01 1383944
2008-05-01 1411409
2008-06-01 1334423
2008-07-01 1382679
2008-08-01 1434978
2008-09-01 1338637
2008-10-01 1405300
2008-11-01 1240255
2008-12-01 1123059
2009-01-01 1131568
2009-02-01 1077273
2009-03-01 1162171
2009-04-01 1065507
2009-05-01 1075381
2009-06-01 1074935
2009-07-01 1143030
2009-08-01 1202053
2009-09-01 1149431
2009-10-01 1185330
2009-11-01 1136834
2009-12-01 1063803
2010-01-01 1127827
2010-02-01 1060960
2010-03-01 1245587
2010-04-01 1226038
2010-05-01 1238429
2010-06-01 1183965
2010-07-01 1214303
2010-08-01 1280718
2010-09-01 1239743
2010-10-01 1289287
2010-11-01 1200298
2010-12-01 1166081
2011-01-01 1222479
2011-02-01 1116767
2011-03-01 1288214
2011-04-01 1234172
2011-05-01 1243935
2011-06-01 1198498
2011-07-01 1203850
2011-08-01 1280388
2011-09-01 1250008
2011-10-01 1315438
2011-11-01 1229149
2011-12-01 1239900
2012-01-01 1236637
2012-02-01 1137851
2012-03-01 1212862
2012-04-01 1161560
2012-05-01 1204216
2012-06-01 1182389
2012-07-01 1193178
2012-08-01 1257658
2012-09-01 1198582
2012-10-01 1227338
2012-11-01 1170290
2012-12-01 1165099
2013-01-01 1155550
2013-02-01 1076131
2013-03-01 1201786
2013-04-01 1157043
2013-05-01 1207745
2013-06-01 1177312
2013-07-01 1192669
2013-08-01 1266275
2013-09-01 1204114
2013-10-01 1241631
2013-11-01 1194537
2013-12-01 1150066
2014-01-01 1166410
2014-02-01 1065052
2014-03-01 1244990
2014-04-01 1233731
2014-05-01 1275032
2014-06-01 1220314
2014-07-01 1271665
2014-08-01 1300904
2014-09-01 1240412
2014-10-01 1297347
2014-11-01 1213830
2014-12-01 1253206
2015-01-01 1235797
2015-02-01 1057411
2015-03-01 1200811
2015-04-01 1168766
2015-05-01 1157518
2015-06-01 1118067
2015-07-01 1189421
2015-08-01 1240609
2015-09-01 1173643
2015-10-01 1211216
2015-11-01 1087300
2015-12-01 1047932
2016-01-01 1026594
2016-02-01 980482
2016-03-01 1024640
2016-04-01 977244
2016-05-01 1023908
2016-06-01 1040635
2016-07-01 1103771
2016-08-01 1158331
2016-09-01 1111960
2016-10-01 1149315
2016-11-01 1091621
2016-12-01 1056960
2017-01-01 1076303
2017-02-01 1008629
2017-03-01 1096388
2017-04-01 1060194
2017-05-01 1104639
2017-06-01 1099685
2017-07-01 1099606
2017-08-01 1155836
2017-09-01 1085240
2017-10-01 1141730
2017-11-01 1076599
2017-12-01 1072484
2018-01-01 1044062
2018-02-01 1002320
2018-03-01 1134192
2018-04-01 1095849
2018-05-01 1139422
2018-06-01 1121208
2018-07-01 1135364
2018-08-01 1192493
2018-09-01 1114114
2018-10-01 1150092
2018-11-01 1077864
2018-12-01 1090950
2019-01-01 1070997
2019-02-01 965072
2019-03-01 1030008
2019-04-01 1088070
2019-05-01 1109479
2019-06-01 1055850
2019-07-01 1084559
2019-08-01 1134765
2019-09-01 1030894
2019-10-01 1050629
2019-11-01 991938
2019-12-01 988111
2020-01-01 1003748
2020-02-01 929332
2020-03-01 954273
2020-04-01 806193
2020-05-01 790239
2020-06-01 818516
2020-07-01 894366
2020-08-01 958544
2020-09-01 924656
2020-10-01 976752
2020-11-01 936154
2020-12-01 939212
2021-01-01 983766
2021-02-01 799312
2021-03-01 987947
2021-04-01 980425
2021-05-01 1029758
2021-06-01 973735
2021-07-01 971788
2021-08-01 997519
2021-09-01 967097
2021-10-01 1015511
2021-11-01 961279
2021-12-01 963254
2022-01-01 959698
2022-02-01 891121
2022-03-01 1002581
2022-04-01 955158
2022-05-01 994737
2022-06-01 963669
2022-07-01 976533
2022-08-01 1021878
2022-09-01 967516
2022-10-01 1023019
2022-11-01 958922
2022-12-01 915385
2023-01-01 983795
2023-02-01 882732
2023-03-01 997107
2023-04-01 972025
2023-05-01 1001890
2023-06-01 963056
2023-07-01 969622
2023-08-01 1002502
2023-09-01 985182
2023-10-01 1015082
2023-11-01 963085
2023-12-01 972647
2024-01-01 898997
2024-02-01 915474
2024-03-01 959528
2024-04-01 910466
2024-05-01 939877
2024-06-01 943188
2024-07-01 951229
2024-08-01 1009357
2024-09-01 978585
2024-10-01 1014564

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