January 08, 2026
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Canadian railways reported 74,120 carloads for the week ending December 27, 2025, down 7.0 percent, and 54,633 intermodal units, up 4.9 percent compared with the same week in 2024.
For the first 52 weeks of 2025, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 8,387,041 carloads, containers and trailers, up 2.0 percent.
North American rail volume for the week ending December 27, 2025, on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 272,344 carloads, down 0.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 269,132 intermodal units, up 0.4 percent compared with last year.
Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 541,476 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.2 percent. North American rail volume for the first 52 weeks of 2025 was 35,187,322 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.4 percent compared with 2024.
Source: AAR