Monthly rail intermodals were estimated by dividing the weekly sum by seven (seven days in a week) and then adjusted according to the number of days in the month (31 days for May, 30 days for June, etc.).
Figures have been rounded accordingly.
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Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. - Covid-19 2019–20
Over the period of consideration, rail freight intermodal traffic in the United States was greatest in August 2019. Figures were the lowest following the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 – with April recording the lowest traffic and dipping below *.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (August 5, 2020). Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads)." Chart. August 5, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2020). Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly Rail Freight Intermodal Traffic in The U.S. before and after The Covid-19 Outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 Carloads)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2020, /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
