Over the period of consideration, rail freight intermodal traffic in the United States was greatest in August 2019. Figures were the lowest following the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 – with April recording the lowest traffic and dipping below one million.
Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020
(in 1,000 carloads)
Characteristic
Rail freight intermodal traffic in thousand carloads
Monthly rail intermodals were estimated by dividing the weekly sum by seven (seven days in a week) and 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). Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads)." Chart. August 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2020). Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly Rail Freight Intermodal Traffic in The U.S. before and after The Covid-19 Outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 Carloads)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Monthly rail freight intermodal traffic in the U.S. before and after the Covid-19 outbreak between January 2019 and May 2020 (in 1,000 carloads) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142606/monthly-rail-freight-intermodal-traffic-in-united-states/
