U.S. carload traffic narrowed its year-over-year deficit last week, with carloads down only 3.1% compared with the same period in 2019, according to the Association of American Railroads.
U.S. carload volumes totaled 232,146 for the week ending Saturday, a 3.1% decline from the same period in 2019 but a 1.7% increase sequentially.
U.S. intermodal traffic was also higher year-over-year, up 12.9% to 295,316 intermodal containers and trailers. On a sequential basis, intermodal volumes were up 0.5%.
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