Figure 1-8 Rail Freight Carloads, 2000 to 2016
NOTES: Monthly rail carloads and intermodals are estimated by dividing the weekly sum by 7 (7 days in a week) and then summing for the number of days in the month (31 days for May, 30 days for June, etc.).
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, seasonally adjusted transportation data, available at www.transtats.bts.gov/osea/seasonaladjustment/, as of May 2016. Rail freight carloads - Association of American Railroads and available through Railfax: http://railfax.transmatch.com/.