For a fourth straight week, U.S. rail traffic has recorded an increase of more than 5% over the same week a year earlier.
Statistics from the Association of American Railroads for the week ending March 22 show total traffic was 496,214 carloads and intermodal units, a 5.5% increase over the same week in 2024. That includes 224,904 carloads, up 4.5%, and 271,310 intermodal units, up 6.3%.
All but one category posted gains led by metallic ores and minerals, 9.1%, nonmetallic minerals, 7.3%, and...
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