In 2020, the monthly number of carloads transported by U.S. railroads declined due to the coronavirus outbreak. Rail freight traffic bounced back in September 2020 to over 1.1 million carloads but still a 9.7 percent contraction compared to the same month the year before. Freight rail traffic picked up in 2021 and 2022, reaching some 915,300 carloads in February of that year. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022
(in 1,000s)
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AAR. (March 2, 2022). Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/
AAR. "Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/
AAR. (2022). Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/
AAR. "Monthly Number of Carloads Originated on U.S. Railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/
AAR, Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/ (last visited December 08, 2024)
Monthly number of carloads originated on U.S. railroads from January 2020 to February 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], AAR, March 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110620/monthly-carloads-transported-us-railroads/