Over the period of consideration, rail freight carload figures fluctuated in August year by year, with the lowest figure recorded in 2019. Rail freight carloads in the United States peaked in 2014 but have steadily dropped over the period thereafter, with the exception of 2018, which recorded a temporary increase in carloads.
Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)*
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (August 4, 2020). Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. August 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2020). Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Monthly Rail Freight Carloads in The U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Monthly rail freight carloads in the U.S. between August 2010 and August 2019 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142579/rail-freight-carloads-in-united-states/