U.S. rail volumes on a weekly basis rose 2% amid a 11% increase in intermodal traffic.
U.S. freight railroads originated 518,763 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Saturday, rising 2.2% from the same period a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Of that, weekly intermodal traffic totaled 291,935 intermodal containers and trailers, a 11.3% increase from the same period a year ago, while carloads were 7.5% lower, at 226,828.
Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes...
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