Commodity-level carload volumes by Class I railroad, sourced from AAR weekly reports.
Report Week
April 18, 2026
Total Carloads
109,055
Railroads
4
Commodities
23
Railroads as columns, commodities sorted by total volume
| Commodity | CPKC | CSX | NS | UP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Containers | - | 49,176 | - | - | 49,176 |
| Coal | - | 10,320 | - | - | 10,320 |
| Chemicals | - | 5,039 | 3,105 | - | 8,144 |
| Petroleum Products | - | 1,565 | - | 3,609 | 5,174 |
| Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel | - | 4,885 | - | - | 4,885 |
| Motor Vehicles and Equipment | - | 4,797 | - | - | 4,797 |
| Stone, Clay and Glass Products | 201 | 1,858 | - | 2,597 | 4,656 |
| Waste and Scrap Materials | 117 | 2,407 | - | 401 | 2,925 |
| Pulp, Paper and Allied Products | - | 1,732 | - | 849 | 2,581 |
| Trailers | 0 | 1,112 | - | 1,449 | 2,561 |
| Metals | - | 2,159 | - | - | 2,159 |
| Non Metallic Minerals | - | 1,969 | - | - | 1,969 |
| Grain | - | 1,832 | - | - | 1,832 |
| Fertilizer | - | 1,339 | - | - | 1,339 |
| Iron and Steel Scrap | - | 1,324 | - | - | 1,324 |
| Grain Mill Products | - | 1,125 | - | - | 1,125 |
| Coke | - | 988 | - | - | 988 |
| Metallic Ores | - | 754 | - | - | 754 |
| Primary Forest Products | - | 472 | - | 233 | 705 |
| All Other | - | 434 | 207 | - | 641 |
| Food and Kindred Products | - | 547 | - | - | 547 |
| Lumber and Wood Products | - | 413 | - | - | 413 |
| Farm Products except Grain | - | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Total | 318 | 96,287 | 3,312 | 9,138 | 109,055 |
National carload and intermodal volumes over time
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Source: Association of American Railroads (AAR) weekly carload reports.