United States rail carload and intermodal volumes saw annual declines, for the week ending September 13, according to data issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) this week. U.S. rail carloads, at 231,237, were off 0.5% annually, topping the week ending September 6, at 214,383, and trailing the week ending August 30, at 234,740. Commodity groups posting annual declines: included coal, down 2,321 carloads, to 60,817; miscellaneous carloads, down 1,947 carloads, to 8,776; and farm products excl. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 282,930, decreased 2.6% annually, topping the week ending September 6, at 253,497, and trailing the week ending August 30, at 286,762. Through the first 37 weeks of 2025, AAR reported that U.S. rail carloads, at 8,194,763, are up 2.3% annually and intermodal units, at 10,007,894, are up 3.8% annually.