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US Rail Grain Carloads

US grain carloads by railroad and state from the Surface Transportation Board.

Source: Surface Transportation Board (STB) — Rail Service Data, EP 724Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 15:48Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator16-09-202609-09-202602-09-202626-08-202619-08-202612-08-202605-08-202629-07-202622-07-202615-07-202608-07-202601-07-202624-06-202617-06-202610-06-202603-06-202627-05-202620-05-202613-05-202606-05-202629-04-202622-04-202615-04-202608-04-202601-04-202625-03-202618-03-202611-03-202604-03-202625-02-202618-02-2026
Industry Total29,02828,92228,39629,95228,68029,40527,99230,59929,55227,33129,74430,45331,11230,16630,73832,98931,01633,56531,75232,97432,56433,66330,63031,75632,34229,88232,48133,32734,47031,69235,205
BY RAILROAD6
BNSF Railway13,00913,60611,89613,22612,46012,38912,09912,56612,00110,88112,73312,63213,22212,62711,89215,50212,70813,93012,69613,87713,60214,21012,73212,97113,68512,19314,12614,27014,28813,66513,672
Union Pacific7,4596,6667,8786,4986,9457,1445,9546,9196,9926,3827,8497,6818,1298,0028,3227,6778,3848,5089,0688,0439,4758,6978,3198,3638,6528,0588,3119,5238,1628,85310,286
CSX Transportation1,7832,2481,8801,9702,2982,0042,7332,4112,6882,4112,5471,9902,7862,0803,0242,0112,2132,3472,3022,7092,2862,6732,2232,4182,4772,5261,7202,2892,5842,1432,528
Norfolk Southern2,4141,9822,1392,5612,2622,9772,6173,0693,1942,5532,1312,8702,1312,5852,4662,9232,4433,0302,8982,6892,4562,6262,5692,5432,9392,6912,9202,5633,2382,6162,922
Canadian National (US operations)9939267591,3771,3441,4737291,6111,2918351,5078238968161,3461,0851,2819661,4501,4321,3251,1491,1521,4791,0771,3921,3401,6531,6271,0821,256
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (from 05/2025; previously CP and KCS reported separately)3,3703,4943,8444,3203,3713,4183,8604,0233,3864,2692,9774,4573,9484,0563,6883,7913,9874,7843,3384,2243,4204,3083,6353,9823,5123,0224,0643,0294,5713,3334,541
BY CAR TYPE2
Shuttle train16,82117,04317,43717,98116,20017,05718,36718,88917,58616,10718,42717,91318,45317,89818,68518,86616,20219,47317,09918,80919,01919,62316,30418,72017,54916,79018,06118,00418,99915,25719,939
Other car types9,7939,8978,8209,41010,2189,3717,0088,6418,7728,6719,1869,67010,5289,6839,59411,20012,37111,06211,75511,47611,08911,41411,75710,49311,85410,40111,50012,76012,23313,81912,344
BY STATE49
Alabama0004220120001020000000011200000100
Arkansas5050380000000000000000001052003
Arizona2329281765713477505905832924611012411377268215195
California5222622130192323431828141533091410118291949213140109271110
Colorado145637138966922114189155248136632521214773024351662434044875366915555942741461660642
Connecticut1000000000000000000000000000000
Delaware0000000000000000000000000000000
Florida2313332000100000000000100200000
Georgia214715288472482102010121530019163951325230
Iowa2,4152,4032,8092,2872,1232,7261,5782,5942,1471,5932,7681,4622,0582,1742,1181,7962,1211,9172,5051,9532,5711,5271,8361,5352,1391,8122,0021,9432,4711,5761,897
Idaho241160280338236195227186184299173189154188191212218169266187257243154138272169210175181285142
Illinois2,5423,0522,3873,3693,5363,9423,6184,3854,5563,6514,8233,4603,6653,0343,1283,6923,9433,5933,5103,8473,3293,3623,4313,9562,7193,0843,3773,1773,6252,9743,777
Indiana8939591,0081,0911,0571,2089201,3961,7561,5371,3111,3461,4411,2731,2411,2651,0841,6981,5721,7701,3151,4021,3471,6761,6792,1921,3571,7162,2071,4681,566
Kansas1,1211,5961,5099381,1911,3261,5871,1962,2161,8761,9201,8862,1082,5352,5553,5963,2882,6592,5952,6933,0743,1092,8393,2673,4403,4653,0844,1023,1983,2403,850
Kentucky6202942532129110522920192125232913119710071115310122941221414014529614312219930362
Louisiana0100000000000000000000000100020
Massachusetts0000000000000000000000000000000
Maryland0000000000000000000000000000000
Maine0111121211010421321005022022002
Michigan351285376593140137351586299301250425261344617252396478488594328384586495613645317329691302403
Minnesota5,4544,7615,2773,8864,2904,9022,6984,3923,6053,5293,9515,6154,3174,6944,8905,2964,1224,8203,8234,6114,1564,5743,4623,3903,5521,8923,1563,1463,1443,3793,061
Missouri1,0691,1181,1404027328115986594534655114637876099498655225064634916138825846815273231,0888028341,092564
Mississippi41941321210710710800000000000000020008500000
Montana8851,4631,0351,4311,3261,0591,6329951,0496989616504359768859001,2308019259028519031,0348746186531,1538471,4126331,247
North Carolina8565633255695822538291738354013011711111918109301818192512472788
North Dakota3,8313,5283,9834,8363,7444,6924,7983,7273,9594,2523,3064,4174,8854,3393,1593,2083,5543,7823,9453,7593,8403,9214,6314,1514,6434,0544,5304,6573,3984,7884,797
Nebraska2,6372,3292,2522,7982,7142,5772,7973,2652,3243,6623,2574,0493,1163,2643,7633,4063,8873,8483,4063,6173,5135,0642,8643,1843,7283,6173,0534,3273,4234,0304,018
New Hampshire0000000000000000000000000000000
New Jersey1000110001200000100000000000000
New Mexico0100000000000000000000060000000
Nevada0000010000000000000000000010000
New York389121019291173382635204931263019147261019627816510711
Ohio8189757411,0941,1909671,2511,0351,0706037769861,1711,0451,3871,3251,1221,2091,2658201,2469371,2841,1241,4126921,0561,2347801,1051,550
Oklahoma1661432001228228618642105221942361462212934043149724635526030621348829308631514475277303
Oregon1,1307178181,0368987149281,0418975661,1181,0531,4791,4231,1799971,5231,5531,3271,1141,5311,3421,2231,1241,2181,6461,3471,5211,2091,3221,639
Pennsylvania02311352013101310201318320136002520
Rhode Island0000000000000000000000000000000
South Carolina0111110000000000000000000000000
South Dakota1,9452,3591,5772,5901,7231,7411,3842,4951,9061,6022,2121,8262,1971,0241,7432,9371,8042,4232,2913,0862,9812,5172,0752,6522,4202,9503,0842,4163,6692,4893,315
Tennessee80282241848112196155710025253228261862842250202011
Texas477667301612878251101013118104182051057022125118532913314811532
Utah1477223433823223232322322043316
Virginia00111001105000001002600243410020100
Vermont0000000000000000100000000000000
Washington257270245621711156131371257136249376506518615249400490496482499488487486438143261142256370383
Wisconsin595551430643690658422597505545282305748531426491249800737519229442683144522425695428279493378
West Virginia0000000000000000000000000000000
Wyoming23161241923275259112021533141522785504464692741464966577320
Former KCS network (Mexico and non-state allocated)1,3321,2631,5661,5581,5048212,1301,2601,6031,4531,1251,3211,3281,2521,0531,3309401,5181,3301,5441,2731,3678921,5151,3371,0511,3099902,0751,2341,513

Latest reading

Industry Total stood at 29,028 Railcars in Sep 16, 2026. That is +0.4% from Sep 9, 2026 and +11.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is weekly and runs from Mar 29, 2017 to Sep 16, 2026. Source: Surface Transportation Board (STB) — Rail Service Data, EP 724.

Latest
29,028 Railcars
Sep 16, 2026
vs previous period
+0.4%
Sep 9, 2026
vs a year earlier
+11.0%

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About this data

US grain carloads by railroad and state from the Surface Transportation Board. Weekly originations and waybills of grain railcars by Class I railroads are broken down by loading state and individual carrier. The data series starts from 2017 and is published by the STB under order EP 724.

Ranking by state — Sep 16, 2026

All 48 states ranked by the latest reading, Sep 16, 2026. Highest first.

  1. 1Minnesota5,454 Railcars
  2. 2North Dakota3,831 Railcars
  3. 3Nebraska2,637 Railcars
  4. 4Illinois2,542 Railcars
  5. 5Iowa2,415 Railcars
  6. 6South Dakota1,945 Railcars
  7. 7Oregon1,130 Railcars
  8. 8Kansas1,121 Railcars
  9. 9Missouri1,069 Railcars
  10. 10Indiana893 Railcars
  11. 11Montana885 Railcars
  12. 12Ohio818 Railcars
  13. 13Kentucky620 Railcars
  14. 14Wisconsin595 Railcars
  15. 15Mississippi419 Railcars
  16. 16Michigan351 Railcars
  17. 17Washington257 Railcars
  18. 18Idaho241 Railcars
  19. 19Oklahoma166 Railcars
  20. 20Colorado145 Railcars
  21. 21Texas47 Railcars
  22. 22New York38 Railcars
  23. 23Wyoming23 Railcars
  24. 24Georgia21 Railcars
  25. 25North Carolina8 Railcars
  26. 26Tennessee8 Railcars
  27. 27Arkansas5 Railcars
  28. 28California5 Railcars
  29. 29Arizona2 Railcars
  30. 30Florida2 Railcars
  31. 31Connecticut1 Railcars
  32. 32New Jersey1 Railcars
  33. 33Utah1 Railcars
  34. 34Alabama0 Railcars
  35. 35Delaware0 Railcars
  36. 36Louisiana0 Railcars
  37. 37Massachusetts0 Railcars
  38. 38Maryland0 Railcars
  39. 39Maine0 Railcars
  40. 40New Hampshire0 Railcars
  41. 41New Mexico0 Railcars
  42. 42Nevada0 Railcars
  43. 43Pennsylvania0 Railcars
  44. 44Rhode Island0 Railcars
  45. 45South Carolina0 Railcars
  46. 46Virginia0 Railcars
  47. 47Vermont0 Railcars
  48. 48West Virginia0 Railcars

Frequently asked questions

What does the US Rail Grain Carloads table measure?
It measures weekly originations and waybills of grain railcars by Class I railroads in the United States, tracked across three dimensions including individual railroads, car type configurations, and loading states.
How often is the US Rail Grain Carloads data published and how far back does it go?
The data is published frequently by the Surface Transportation Board under order EP 724, with historical series extending back to 2017.
What breakdowns are available in this dataset?
The dataset is structured across three primary dimensions that sum to the industry total: individual railroads, car type configurations such as unit trains, and US states.
How is this table used in economic analysis?
Because American grain moves primarily by rail from interior origins to ports and processing plants, this series serves as a near-real-time indicator for the agricultural harvest and agricultural exports.
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