RAIL TRAFFIC

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WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic remains ahead of 2023 levels for the week ending Dec. 21, 2024.

According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, overall traffic for the week was 523,912 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.8% from the same week a year ago. That includes 230,857 carloads, up 0.3%, and 293,055 containers and trailers, up 14.6% compared to the corresponding week in 2023.

Through 51 weeks, carload traffic in 2024 is...

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WASHINGTON — The Thanksgiving holiday once again made for a big change in U.S. weekly rail traffic. This time, that change was negative.

Traffic was down 13.8% from the same week in 2023, a week after it showed a whopping 25.6% gain. The biggest factor, in both cases, was when Thanksgiving fell — in the 47th week of 2023 and the 48th week of 2024 — with less traffic moved because of the holiday.

According to the Association of American Railroads, total traffic for the week ending Nov. 30 was...

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WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail traffic showed its biggest gain in seven weeks over the period ending Nov. 2, boosted by a double-digit increase in intermodal traffic.

According to the Association of American Railroads, weekly volume was 516,743 carloads and intermodal units, a 6.6% gain over the same week in 2023. That was the largest single-week improvement since a 6.8% gain in the week ending Sept. 14. [See “Intermodal continues hot streak …,” Trains News Wire, Sept. 19.] The week’s total...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic showed a modest gain for the week ending Oct. 19, 2024.

According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, volume was 510,730 carloads and intermodal units, a 1.1% increase over the same week in 2023. That includes 223,278 carloads, down 4.6% from a year ago, and 287,452 containers and trailers, up 6%.

Through 42 weeks of 2024, carload volume is down 3.3% while intermodal units show a 9% gain for an overall increase of 3.1% compared to the...

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WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail traffic rebounded into positive territory compared to 2023 for the week ending Oct. 12, after falling below previous-year levels a week earlier.

According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, the week saw 505,033 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.6% from the same week in 2023. That included 222,003 carloads, down 1.3% from the same week a year ago, and 283,030 containers and trailers, up 5.9%.

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WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than nine months, U.S. weekly rail traffic has dropped below 2023 levels.

For the week ending Oct. 5, total U.S. traffic was 486,187 carloads and intermodal units, a 2.5% decline from the same week a year earlier, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. It was the first time since the week ending Jan. 20 — the third week of 2024 — that volume had decreased from the corresponding week...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic continued its recent surge in the week ending Aug. 31, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.

The week saw volume of 516,632 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.4% from the same week in 2023. It was the third straight week of increases of 8% or more, following gains of 8% for the week ending Aug. 17 and 9.5% for the week ending Aug. 24.

The latest week’s traffic included 233,278 carloads, up 1%...

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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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WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail volume showed a solid increase for the seven days ending July 27, with overall traffic up 5.3% over the same period a year earlier.

Statistics from the Association of American Railroads show railroads moved 508,496 carloads and intermodal units for the week. That includes 228,845 carloads, down 0.5% from the corresponding week in 2023, and 279,651 containers and trailers, up 10.5%.

Through 30 weeks, carload traffic is...

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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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