"Figure 5: Rail Carloads and Intermodal Units, January 1979 to September 2005",,,,
Month,Rail Carloads,Intermodal Units,Rail Carloads (000s),Intermodal Units (000s)
Jan-90,"1,450,391","497,152","1,450.4",497.2
Feb-90,"1,356,875","474,455","1,356.9",474.5
Mar-90,"1,521,371","535,874","1,521.4",535.9
Apr-90,"1,472,933","500,682","1,472.9",500.7
May-90,"1,519,121","511,261","1,519.1",511.3
Jun-90,"1,470,010","511,967","1,470.0",512.0
Jul-90,"1,438,185","504,687","1,438.2",504.7
Aug-90,"1,511,108","539,133","1,511.1",539.1
Sep-90,"1,461,134","537,333","1,461.1",537.3
Oct-90,"1,532,173","578,329","1,532.2",578.3
Nov-90,"1,374,392","521,107","1,374.4",521.1
Dec-90,"1,308,788","505,471","1,308.8",505.5
Jan-91,"1,344,898","502,264","1,344.9",502.3
Feb-91,"1,289,199","476,089","1,289.2",476.1
Mar-91,"1,405,315","513,622","1,405.3",513.6
Apr-91,"1,350,809","461,488","1,350.8",461.5
May-91,"1,394,798","501,681","1,394.8",501.7
Jun-91,"1,395,554","516,492","1,395.6",516.5
Jul-91,"1,373,174","517,036","1,373.2",517.0
Aug-91,"1,499,840","559,575","1,499.8",559.6
Sep-91,"1,443,448","551,509","1,443.4",551.5
Oct-91,"1,505,536","596,733","1,505.5",596.7
Nov-91,"1,368,313","544,627","1,368.3",544.6
Dec-91,"1,349,788","518,916","1,349.8",518.9
Jan-92,"1,382,860","523,658","1,382.9",523.7
Feb-92,"1,346,292","515,332","1,346.3",515.3
Mar-92,"1,438,852","559,500","1,438.9",559.5
Apr-92,"1,393,906","542,332","1,393.9",542.3
May-92,"1,445,936","556,495","1,445.9",556.5
Jun-92,"1,360,387","523,693","1,360.4",523.7
Jul-92,"1,404,212","563,548","1,404.2",563.5
Aug-92,"1,487,982","590,473","1,488.0",590.5
Sep-92,"1,418,477","591,488","1,418.5",591.5
Oct-92,"1,515,664","644,341","1,515.7",644.3
Nov-92,"1,393,207","581,335","1,393.2",581.3
Dec-92,"1,346,608","545,702","1,346.6",545.7
Jan-93,"1,403,423","564,784","1,403.4",564.8
Feb-93,"1,259,804","521,919","1,259.8",521.9
Mar-93,"1,422,651","608,235","1,422.7",608.2
Apr-93,"1,431,373","571,739","1,431.4",571.7
May-93,"1,481,643","594,648","1,481.6",594.6
Jun-93,"1,406,102","583,102","1,406.1",583.1
Jul-93,"1,353,884","570,862","1,353.9",570.9
Aug-93,"1,407,154","622,174","1,407.2",622.2
Sep-93,"1,405,791","622,820","1,405.8",622.8
Oct-93,"1,523,677","685,517","1,523.7",685.5
Nov-93,"1,407,879","622,855","1,407.9",622.9
Dec-93,"1,384,136","599,334","1,384.1",599.3
Jan-94,"1,380,489","599,378","1,380.5",599.4
Feb-94,"1,333,266","592,735","1,333.3",592.7
Mar-94,"1,526,396","684,312","1,526.4",684.3
Apr-94,"1,484,634","667,800","1,484.6",667.8
May-94,"1,550,122","696,661","1,550.1",696.7
Jun-94,"1,477,945","678,152","1,477.9",678.2
Jul-94,"1,450,388","674,483","1,450.4",674.5
Aug-94,"1,587,709","724,333","1,587.7",724.3
Sep-94,"1,518,612","706,733","1,518.6",706.7
Oct-94,"1,604,387","776,961","1,604.4",777.0
Nov-94,"1,499,876","702,912","1,499.9",702.9
Dec-94,"1,513,774","677,748","1,513.8",677.7
Jan-95,"1,475,951","645,402","1,476.0",645.4
Feb-95,"1,376,579","612,174","1,376.6",612.2
Mar-95,"1,535,343","691,160","1,535.3",691.2
Apr-95,"1,485,756","652,882","1,485.8",652.9
May-95,"1,520,498","662,711","1,520.5",662.7
Jun-95,"1,463,542","651,413","1,463.5",651.4
Jul-95,"1,462,987","645,233","1,463.0",645.2
Aug-95,"1,556,188","692,340","1,556.2",692.3
Sep-95,"1,533,593","677,257","1,533.6",677.3
Oct-95,"1,561,663","736,527","1,561.7",736.5
Nov-95,"1,451,620","651,575","1,451.6",651.6
Dec-95,"1,430,129","633,909","1,430.1",633.9
Jan-96,"1,376,357","625,577","1,376.4",625.6
Feb-96,"1,377,073","633,082","1,377.1",633.1
Mar-96,"1,527,866","676,517","1,527.9",676.5
Apr-96,"1,495,422","646,398","1,495.4",646.4
May-96,"1,538,431","669,331","1,538.4",669.3
Jun-96,"1,486,158","674,515","1,486.2",674.5
Jul-96,"1,517,689","684,669","1,517.7",684.7
Aug-96,"1,578,237","730,473","1,578.2",730.5
Sep-96,"1,489,217","711,526","1,489.2",711.5
Oct-96,"1,585,113","781,613","1,585.1",781.6
Nov-96,"1,460,148","704,722","1,460.1",704.7
Dec-96,"1,437,931","656,052","1,437.9",656.1
Jan-97,"1,461,419","671,531","1,461.4",671.5
Feb-97,"1,387,377","658,503","1,387.4",658.5
Mar-97,"1,516,525","732,108","1,516.5",732.1
Apr-97,"1,482,940","713,169","1,482.9",713.2
May-97,"1,528,335","730,281","1,528.3",730.3
Jun-97,"1,427,505","736,464","1,427.5",736.5
Jul-97,"1,521,164","736,854","1,521.2",736.9
Aug-97,"1,531,427","765,770","1,531.4",765.8
Sep-97,"1,522,381","760,595","1,522.4",760.6
Oct-97,"1,552,445","802,708","1,552.4",802.7
Nov-97,"1,472,001","730,445","1,472.0",730.4
Dec-97,"1,403,748","684,118","1,403.7",684.1
Jan-98,"1,539,470","705,769","1,539.5",705.8
Feb-98,"1,379,234","651,298","1,379.2",651.3
Mar-98,"1,526,671","749,356","1,526.7",749.4
Apr-98,"1,505,337","721,329","1,505.3",721.3
May-98,"1,571,864","734,316","1,571.9",734.3
Jun-98,"1,502,115","735,259","1,502.1",735.3
Jul-98,"1,476,050","733,845","1,476.1",733.8
Aug-98,"1,594,133","773,377","1,594.1",773.4
Sep-98,"1,542,983","747,816","1,543.0",747.8
Oct-98,"1,613,514","815,044","1,613.5",815.0
Nov-98,"1,490,369","743,766","1,490.4",743.8
Dec-98,"1,430,224","684,293","1,430.2",684.3
Jan-99,"1,435,730","714,075","1,435.7",714.1
Feb-99,"1,372,600","688,277","1,372.6",688.3
Mar-99,"1,479,819","752,950","1,479.8",752.9
Apr-99,"1,446,937","725,986","1,446.9",726.0
May-99,"1,526,005","766,793","1,526.0",766.8
Jun-99,"1,408,618","742,689","1,408.6",742.7
Jul-99,"1,430,711","747,554","1,430.7",747.6
Aug-99,"1,524,634","798,577","1,524.6",798.6
Sep-99,"1,465,245","784,279","1,465.2",784.3
Oct-99,"1,544,730","848,500","1,544.7",848.5
Nov-99,"1,451,653","768,770","1,451.7",768.8
Dec-99,"1,418,979","718,784","1,419.0",718.8
Jan-00,"1,453,461","726,536","1,453.5",726.5
Feb-00,"1,380,361","723,816","1,380.4",723.8
Mar-00,"1,503,928","791,900","1,503.9",791.9
Apr-00,"1,442,325","762,216","1,442.3",762.2
May-00,"1,501,662","786,683","1,501.7",786.7
Jun-00,"1,445,625","776,636","1,445.6",776.6
Jul-00,"1,438,253","765,485","1,438.3",765.5
Aug-00,"1,533,181","825,362","1,533.2",825.4
Sep-00,"1,480,683","794,311","1,480.7",794.3
Oct-00,"1,531,912","863,131","1,531.9",863.1
Nov-00,"1,390,042","758,209","1,390.0",758.2
Dec-00,"1,345,107","713,657","1,345.1",713.7
Jan-01,"1,431,900","721,035","1,431.9",721.0
Feb-01,"1,316,287","669,327","1,316.3",669.3
Mar-01,"1,507,945","765,167","1,507.9",765.2
Apr-01,"1,444,097","726,325","1,444.1",726.3
May-01,"1,497,838","737,792","1,497.8",737.8
Jun-01,"1,433,115","746,343","1,433.1",746.3
Jul-01,"1,384,312","736,782","1,384.3",736.8
Aug-01,"1,509,235","805,697","1,509.2",805.7
Sep-01,"1,445,967","778,294","1,446.0",778.3
Oct-01,"1,581,518","831,136","1,581.5",831.1
Nov-01,"1,418,549","746,780","1,418.5",746.8
Dec-01,"1,359,071","691,128","1,359.1",691.1
Jan-02,"1,387,075","701,642","1,387.1",701.6
Feb-02,"1,275,881","688,595","1,275.9",688.6
Mar-02,"1,409,441","758,158","1,409.4",758.2
Apr-02,"1,408,909","774,865","1,408.9",774.9
May-02,"1,466,914","800,651","1,466.9",800.7
Jun-02,"1,456,608","805,089","1,456.6",805.1
Jul-02,"1,426,946","801,986","1,426.9",802.0
Aug-02,"1,521,517","867,104","1,521.5",867.1
Sep-02,"1,438,210","810,959","1,438.2",811.0
Oct-02,"1,503,996","791,259","1,504.0",791.3
Nov-02,"1,415,379","791,000","1,415.4",791.0
Dec-02,"1,384,126","744,623","1,384.1",744.6
Jan-03,"1,384,531","787,457","1,384.5",787.5
Feb-03,"1,267,132","730,556","1,267.1",730.6
Mar-03,"1,436,494","827,089","1,436.5",827.1
Apr-03,"1,403,945","810,807","1,403.9",810.8
May-03,"1,443,777","836,029","1,443.8",836.0
Jun-03,"1,406,633","829,971","1,406.6",830.0
Jul-03,"1,392,890","839,459","1,392.9",839.5
Aug-03,"1,484,595","871,757","1,484.6",871.8
Sep-03,"1,441,360","857,231","1,441.4",857.2
Oct-03,"1,525,927","928,584","1,525.9",928.6
Nov-03,"1,409,495","852,170","1,409.5",852.2
Dec-03,"1,378,513","797,451","1,378.5",797.5
Jan-04,"1,426,117","841,769","1,426.1",841.8
Feb-04,"1,352,268","806,222","1,352.3",806.2
Mar-04,"1,491,718","906,899","1,491.7",906.9
Apr-04,"1,458,966","892,142","1,459.0",892.1
May-04,"1,517,720","938,204","1,517.7",938.2
Jun-04,"1,449,446","1,016,328","1,449.4","1,016.3"
Jul-04,"1,443,620","930,866","1,443.6",930.9
Aug-04,"1,484,595","970,145","1,484.6",970.1
Sep-04,"1,447,886","1,047,772","1,447.9","1,047.8"
Oct-04,"1,554,254","1,027,749","1,554.3","1,027.7"
Nov-04,"1,444,454","956,383","1,444.5",956.4
Dec-04,"1,398,641","906,275","1,398.6",906.3
Jan-05,"1,429,405","925,534","1,429.4",925.5
Feb-05,"1,376,508","883,984","1,376.5",884.0
Mar-05,"1,531,738","941,163","1,531.7",941.2
Apr-05,"1,497,001","945,359","1,497.0",945.4
May-05,"1,509,532","976,854","1,509.5",976.9
Jun-05,"1,421,036","956,014","1,421.0",956.0
Jul-05,"1,413,130","979,130","1,413.1",979.1
Aug-05,"1,494,849","1,040,045","1,494.8","1,040.0"
Sep-05,"1,448,240","1,002,951","1,448.2","1,003.0"
"SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, http://www.aar.org.",,,,