US weekly intermodal traffic goes positive for first time in months

A photograph of trains at a rail yard. There are tall city buildings in the background.

U.S. weekly intermodal volumes were nearly 2% higher last week, ending a months-long slump where traffic was lower compared with year-ago levels.

The U.S. operations of the freight railroads originated 277,054 intermodal containers and trailers for the week ending August 8, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The total is a 1.9% increase from the same period in 2019 and a 2.5% increase from the week ending August 1.

However, weekly carloads still posted double-digit...

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