Monthly values have been summed up and averaged for the year. Monthly rail intermodals were estimated by dividing the weekly sum by seven (seven days in a week) and are 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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Rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. 2010-2019
Between 2010 and 2019, rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. reached its peak in 2018 at over *** million carloads before it dropped again the following year. The lowest recorded figure for traffic was back in 2010 at just over **.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (August 5, 2020). Average rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. between 2010 and 2019 (in 1,000 carloads) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1142802/rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
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