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
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Rail freight intermodal traffic in thousand carloads
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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 May 09, 2025, 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 May 09, 2025. 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: May 09, 2025. 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 May 09, 2025)
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/
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