The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 7, 2026.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,283 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending November 7 were 227,914 carloads, up 1.3 percent compared with the same week in 2025, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 298,369 containers and trailers, up 11.0 percent compared to 2025.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2025. They included motor vehicles and parts, up 1,443 carloads, to 15,283; metallic ores and metals, up 1,215 carloads, to 20,274; and forest products, up 774 carloads, to 8,401. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2025 were coal, down 698 carloads, to 56,997; grain, down 589 carloads, to 23,708; and nonmetallic minerals, down 561 carloads, to 32,376.
For the first 44 weeks of 2026, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 10,071,273 carloads, up 2.7 percent from the same point last year; and 12,570,274 intermodal units, up 4.9 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 44 weeks of 2026 was 22,641,547 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.9 percent compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending November 7, 2026, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 335,626 carloads, up 2.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 385,933 intermodal units, up 10.5 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 721,559 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.7 percent. North American rail volume for the first 44 weeks of 2026 was 31,005,449 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.4 percent compared with 2025.
Canadian railroads reported 95,669 carloads for the week, up 4.3 percent, and 73,148 intermodal units, up 5.6 percent compared with the same week in 2025. For the first 44 weeks of 2026, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,267,895 carloads, containers and trailers, up 1.6 percent.
Mexican railroads reported 12,043 carloads for the week, up 20.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 14,416 intermodal units, up 28.5 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 44 weeks of 2026 was 1,096,007 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 6.0 percent from the same point last year.
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For more information, contact: AAR Media Relations at media@aar.org or 202-639-2345.
About AAR: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is the world’s leading railroad policy, research and technology organization focusing on the safety and productivity of rail carriers. AAR members include the major freight railroads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. Learn more at www.aar.org.
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