Since the beginning of 2020, rail traffic in the United States declined due to the coronavirus outbreak. Freight has since picked up in 2021, and even more in 2022. In February of that same year, rail freight traffic in the U.S. was up 11 percent compared to February 2021.
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Year-on-year change in monthly rail freight traffic in the United States from January 2020 to February 2022
(compared to previous year)
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Figures prior to February 2022 were taken from previous releases which can be accessed here.
Figures have been rounded.
Figures are based on carloads transported.
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AAR. (March 2, 2022). Year-on-year change in monthly rail freight traffic in the United States from January 2020 to February 2022 (compared to previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110623/year-on-year-change-monthly-carloads-transported-us-class-i-railroads/
AAR. "Year-on-year change in monthly rail freight traffic in the United States from January 2020 to February 2022 (compared to previous year)." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110623/year-on-year-change-monthly-carloads-transported-us-class-i-railroads/
AAR. (2022). Year-on-year change in monthly rail freight traffic in the United States from January 2020 to February 2022 (compared to previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110623/year-on-year-change-monthly-carloads-transported-us-class-i-railroads/
AAR. "Year-on-year Change in Monthly Rail Freight Traffic in The United States from January 2020 to February 2022 (Compared to Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110623/year-on-year-change-monthly-carloads-transported-us-class-i-railroads/
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