This story originally appeared on Trains.com.
WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic was again ahead of 2023 levels for the week ending July 20, 2024, with overall volume up 1.4% compared to the same week last year, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
Railroads handled 480,083 carloads and intermodal units. That included 214,348 carloads, a 3.4% decrease from the same week in 2023, and 265,735 containers and trailers, a gain of 5.8%.
Through 29 weeks of 2024, carload volume...
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