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National Freight Trends

Monthly rail carloads, intermodal traffic, and freight indices from BTS and FRED.

Latest data: January 2026

Carloads (SA)

+3.5%

965,128units

Intermodal (SA)

-1.9%

1,169,849units

TSI Freight Index

-0.6%

136.4

PPI Rail

+0.1%

241.2

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Sources: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (TSI), Bureau of Labor Statistics (PPI), Cass Information Systems, Association of American Railroads (AAR). SA = seasonally adjusted.