Total rail traffic volume in the United States in 2016 was 26,587,351 carloads and intermodal units, down 5 percent or 1,389,323 carloads and intermodal units from the same point last year.
BNSF Railway Co. has announced that its planned capital expenditures for 2015 will be $6 billion, which the railroad says will go toward maintenance and expansion of the railroad in order to meet the expected demand for freight rail service.