AAR: Weekly US Petroleum, Product Carloads Up on Week


   
Dawn Gallagher
DTN Energy Reporter

   OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,017 in the week-ended July 
5, 5.0% above the same week in 2024.

   Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 275,592, 
0.7% lower than the corresponding period a year ago.

   AAR reports total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 443,049 carloads and 
intermodal units in the week profiled, up 5.0% compared with the same week last 
year.

   Total carloads for the week-ended July 5 were 204,513 carloads, up 4.8% 
versus the same week a year ago while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 238,536 
containers and trailers, 5.2% more than the corresponding week in 2024.

   For the first 27 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 
5,910,080 carloads, up 2.5% from the same point last year; and 7,221,865 
intermodal units, up 5.1% from 2024. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 
27 weeks of the year was 13,131,945 carloads and intermodal units, an increase 
of 3.9% compared to last year.

   North American rail volume for the week profiled from nine reporting U.S., 
Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 301,800 carloads, up 2.2% compared to 
the same week last year, and 323,164 intermodal units, up 6.9% compared with 
last year.

   Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 624,964 carloads and 
intermodal units in the week under profiled, up 4.6%. North American rail 
volume for the first 27 weeks of 2025 was 18,170,855 carloads and intermodal 
units, up 2.8% compared with 2024.




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