AAR: Petroleum Carloads Fall 7.7%

AAR: Petroleum Carloads Fall 7.7%

MIAMI, FL (DTN) – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) data show petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,559 in the week ending August 30, down by 7.7% from the same week in 2024.

Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 360,510, 0.8% down on the corresponding period of the prior year, AAR reported on Wednesday.

AAR reports total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,502 carloads and intermodal units in the week profiled, up by 0.9% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week-ended August 30 reached 234,740, up by 0.6% compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 286,762 containers and trailers, a 1.2% increase from 2024.

For the first 35 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 7,749,143 carloads, up by 2.5% compared to the same period last year, and 9,471,267 intermodal units, up by 4.1% compared to last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 35 weeks of 2025 was 17,220,410 carloads and intermodal units, reflecting a 3.4% increase compared to last year.