This story originally aired on Trains.com.
U.S. rail traffic saw another surge in the week ending Aug. 24, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
U.S. railroads handled 516,807 carloads and intermodal units, a 9.5% increase over the same week in 2023. That included 228,858 carloads, up 1.2%, and 287,949 containers and trailers, up 17.1%.
This followed an 8% gain in the week ending Aug. 17 and likely reflects, at least in part, the labor issues in Canada that shut down...
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