Between 2010 and 2019, rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. reached its peak in 2018 at over 1.2 million carloads before it dropped again the following year. The lowest recorded figure for traffic was back in 2010 at just over 940,000.
Average rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. between 2010 and 2019
(in 1,000 carloads)
Characteristic
Rail freight intermodal traffic in thousand carloads
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.)
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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 Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142802/rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
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