WorldPulse

United States Rail Freight

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Subject

United States

Metric

Rail Freight

Data Points

57

Coverage

2021–2026

Latest Value

1,006,056

as of May 1, 2026

Time Series (57 observations)

Recent Data

DateValueType
May 1, 20261,006,056-
Apr 1, 20261,002,514-
Mar 1, 2026995,038-
Feb 1, 2026992,372-
Jan 1, 2026982,898-
Dec 1, 2025927,086-
Nov 1, 2025959,326-
Oct 1, 2025954,556-
Sep 1, 2025955,911-
Aug 1, 2025970,272-
Jul 1, 2025988,605-
Jun 1, 2025970,123-
May 1, 2025979,504-
Apr 1, 2025983,151-
Mar 1, 2025980,549-

Showing most recent 15 of 57 observations

Data Source

Association of American Railroads

Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).

Category

Trade & LogisticsGlobal Trade

API Access

# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-rail-freight-carloads

# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-rail-freight-carloads?start_date=2020-01-01

# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-rail-freight-carloads?as_of=2024-01-01