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#41 CNJRoss

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Posted 15 November 2017 - 08:44 AM

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Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 4, 2017  

 

Washington, D.C. –  November 8, 2017

 

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported US. rail traffic for the week ending November 4, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 538,739 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.8 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending November 4 were 266,652 carloads, down 1.7 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 272,087 containers and trailers, up 0.01 percent compared to 2016.

 

Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included metallic ores and metals, up 4,176 carloads, to 22,716; nonmetallic minerals, up 2,411 carloads, to 38,980; and chemicals, up 1,797 carloads, to 31,552. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 included coal, down 6,003 carloads, to 86,843; grain, down 5,376 carloads, to 23,281; and petroleum and petroleum products, down 1,216 carloads, to 9,665.

 

For the first 44 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 11,439,089 carloads, up 3.3 percent from the same point last year; and 11,848,796 intermodal units, up 3.6 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 44 weeks of 2017 was 23,287,885 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending November 4, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 363,969 carloads, down 1.1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 354,947 intermodal units, up 3.7 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 718,916 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.2 percent. North American rail volume for the first 44 weeks of 2017 was 30,900,543 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.9 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 81,942 carloads for the week, up 0.9 percent, and 71,119 intermodal units, up 23.1 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 44 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,405,460 carloads, containers and trailers, up 11.1 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 15,375 carloads for the week, down 2.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 11,741 intermodal units, down 4.9 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 44 weeks of 2017 was 1,207,198 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1 percent from the same point last year.

 



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Posted 23 November 2017 - 01:44 PM

AAR news release:

 
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 18, 2017

 

Washington, D.C. – November 22, 2017

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 18, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,066 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.2 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending November 18 were 266,927 carloads, down 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 287,139 containers and trailers, up 3.9 percent compared to 2016.

 

Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included metallic ores and metals, up 4,537 carloads, to 23,696; nonmetallic minerals, up 3,675 carloads, to 38,355; and chemicals, up 1,334 carloads, to 31,939. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 included coal, down 8,528 carloads, to 86,185; grain, down 3,841 carloads, to 21,926; and petroleum and petroleum products, down 887 carloads, to 10,184.

 

For the first 46 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 11,969,281 carloads, up 3 percent from the same point last year; and 12,420,150 intermodal units, up 3.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 46 weeks of 2017 was 24,389,431 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending November 18, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 363,131 carloads, down 1.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 367,840 intermodal units, up 4.9 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 730,971 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.7 percent. North American rail volume for the first 46 weeks of 2017 was 32,358,665 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.7 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 79,822 carloads for the week, down 2.5 percent, and 68,407 intermodal units, up 8.5 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 46 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,704,658 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.8 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 16,382 carloads for the week, up 9.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 12,294 intermodal units, up 10.3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 46 weeks of 2017 was 1,264,576 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.4 percent from the same point last year.

 

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Posted 30 November 2017 - 09:18 PM

AAR news release:

 
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 25, 2017  

Washington, D.C. –  November 29, 2017

 

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 25, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 463,602 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.4 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending November 25 were 230,326 carloads, up 0.2 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 233,276 containers and trailers, up 4.7 percent compared to 2016.

 

Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 4,507 carloads, to 29,579; metallic ores and metals, up 1,616 carloads, to 19,802; and motor vehicles and parts, up 1,537 carloads, to 14,309. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 included grain, down 3,820 carloads, to 18,771; coal, down 2,192 carloads, to 81,340; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 1,044 carloads, to 14,531.

 

For the first 47 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 12,199,607 carloads, up 3 percent from the same point last year; and 12,653,426 intermodal units, up 3.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 47 weeks of 2017 was 24,853,033 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.3 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending November 25, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 324,960 carloads, up 0.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 309,922 intermodal units, up 5.3 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 634,882 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.7 percent. North American rail volume for the first 47 weeks of 2017 was 32,993,547 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.7 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 78,305 carloads for the week, essentially flat compared to last year, and 65,648 intermodal units, up 8.8 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 47 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,848,611 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.6 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 16,329 carloads for the week, up 3.2 percent compared with the same week last year, and 10,998 intermodal units, up 0.1 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 47 weeks of 2017 was 1,291,903 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.4 percent from the same point last year.

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Posted 06 December 2017 - 09:09 PM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for November and the Week Ending December 2, 2017

 

Washington, D.C. –  December 6, 2017

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 2, 2017, as well as volumes for November 2017. Intermodal rail traffic remains on pace to set a new annual record in 2017 with strong gains in November and last week marking the best rail intermodal week in history, surpassing multiple records set earlier this year.

 

U.S. railroads originated 1,307,521 carloads in November 2017, down 0.9 percent, or 11,442 carloads, from November 2016. U.S. railroads also originated 1,369,160 containers and trailers in November 2017, up 3.8 percent, or 50,029 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in November 2017 were 2,676,681, up 1.5 percent, or 38,587 carloads and intermodal units from November 2016.

 

In November 2017, 12 of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR each month saw carload gains compared with November 2016. These included: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 16,402 carloads or 14.8 percent; metallic ores, up 5,810 carloads or 22.8 percent; and chemicals, up 5,465 carloads or 3.6 percent. Commodities that saw declines in November 2017 from November 2016 included: coal, down 22,560 carloads or 5 percent; grain, down 16,311 carloads or 12.7 percent; and petroleum & petroleum products, down 3,877 carloads or 7.2 percent.

 

"U.S. rail carload traffic in November, like in October, had both a glass-is-half-empty and a glass-is-half-full feel to it," said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray.  "It's half empty because total carloads were down for the month, and railroads of course are concerned with their total level of business.  However, the commodities that were the main reason for the decline in total carloads in November — coal, grain, and petroleum products — saw declines for reasons that don't have much to do with the state of the economy.  So, the half-full feel comes from the fact that many traffic categories that are more sensitive to the economy did relatively well in November, which is a good sign for the economy going forward.  The fact that intermodal grew solidly in November and will almost certainly set a new annual record in 2017 is a good sign as well."

 

Excluding coal, carloads were up 11,118 carloads, or 1.3 percent, in November 2017 from November 2016. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were up 27,429 carloads, or 3.7 percent.

 

Total U.S. carload traffic for the first 11 months of 2017 was 12,479,958 carloads, up 2.9 percent, or 356,660 carloads, from the same period last year; and 12,945,869 intermodal units, up 3.7 percent, or 467,141 containers and trailers, from last year.

 

Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 48 weeks of 2017 was 25,425,827 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.3 percent compared to last year.

 

Week Ending December 2, 2017

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 572,794 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.5 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending December 2 were 280,351 carloads, up 2.1 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 292,443 containers and trailers, up 4.9 percent compared to 2016.

 

Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,682 carloads, to 38,905; chemicals, up 1,328 carloads, to 34,689; and coal, up 903 carloads, to 90,747. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 were petroleum and petroleum products, down 592 carloads, to 10,917; motor vehicles and parts, down 509 carloads, to 18,622; and forest products, down 266 carloads, to 10,620.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending December 2, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 381,884 carloads, up 3.1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 378,092 intermodal units, up 7.1 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 759,976 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.1 percent. North American rail volume for the first 48 weeks of 2017 was 33,753,523 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.7 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 84,063 carloads for the week, up 5.5 percent, and 72,844 intermodal units, up 18.1 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 48 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,005,518 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.6 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 17,470 carloads for the week, up 6.6 percent compared with the same week last year, and 12,805 intermodal units, up 3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 48 weeks of 2017 was 1,322,178 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.5 percent from the same point last year.

 

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Posted 13 December 2017 - 08:55 PM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 9, 2017

 

 

Washington, D.C. – December 13, 2017

 

​​The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 9, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 560,756 carloads and intermodal units, up 4 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending December 9 were 267,963 carloads, up 3.4 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 292,793 containers and trailers, up 4.6 percent compared to 2016.

 

Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,011 carloads, to 35,630; chemicals, up 2,470 carloads, to 32,372; and metallic ores and metals, up 2,311 carloads, to 22,081. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 were motor vehicles and parts, down 1,492 carloads, to 17,589; grain, down 725 carloads, to 23,735; and miscellaneous carloads, down 400 carloads, to 8,919.

 

For the first 49 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 12,747,921 carloads, up 3 percent from the same point last year; and 13,238,662 intermodal units, up 3.8 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 49 weeks of 2017 was 25,986,583 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending December 9, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 366,629 carloads, up 5.1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 374,413 intermodal units, up 6.6 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 741,042 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.9 percent. North American rail volume for the first 49 weeks of 2017 was 34,494,565 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.7 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 81,745 carloads for the week, up 10.3 percent, and 69,967 intermodal units, up 16.7 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 49 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,157,230 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.7 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 16,921 carloads for the week, up 9.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 11,653 intermodal units, up 3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 49 weeks of 2017 was 1,350,752 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.6 percent from the same point last year.
 

 

 

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Posted 20 December 2017 - 08:34 PM

AAR news release:

 
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 16, 2017

 

Washington, D.C. – December 20, 2017

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 16, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,779 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.9 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending December 16 were 265,169 carloads, up 4.1 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 289,610 containers and trailers, up 7.6 percent compared to 2016.

 

Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 6,158 carloads, to 34,003; chemicals, up 2,436 carloads, to 32,224; and metallic ores and metals, up 2,178 carloads, to 23,137. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 were grain, down 795 carloads, to 23,571; farm products excl. grain, and food, down 641 carloads, to 15,651; and petroleum and petroleum products, down 453 carloads, to 10,639.

 

For the first 50 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 13,013,090 carloads, up 3.0 percent from the same point last year; and 13,528,272 intermodal units, up 3.8 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 50 weeks of 2017 was 26,541,362 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending December 16, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 363,454 carloads, up 6 percent compared with the same week last year, and 369,866 intermodal units, up 9.7 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 733,320 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.8 percent. North American rail volume for the first 50 weeks of 2017 was 35,227,885 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.8 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 81,454 carloads for the week, up 11.3 percent, and 69,454 intermodal units, up 21.1 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 50 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,308,138 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.8 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 16,831 carloads for the week, up 12.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 10,802 intermodal units, up 3.4 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 50 weeks of 2017 was 1,378,385 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.7 percent from the same point last year.

 

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Posted 28 December 2017 - 03:05 PM

AAR news release:

 

Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 23, 2017

 

 

Washington, D.C. –  December 27, 2017



The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 23, 2017.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 551,566 carloads and intermodal units, up 11 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending December 23 were 270,356 carloads, up 10.8 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 281,210 containers and trailers, up 11.3 percent compared to 2016.

 

Nine of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 9,934 carloads, to 34,424; metallic ores and metals, up 5,576 carloads, to 25,589; and coal, up 5,374 carloads, to 89,997. One commodity group posted a decrease compared with the same week in 2016: grain, down 183 carloads, to 22,425.

 

For the first 51 weeks of 2017, U.S. railroads reported a cumulative volume of 13,283,446 carloads, up 3.1 percent from the same point last year; and 13,809,482 intermodal units, up 4.0 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 51 weeks of 2017 was 27,092,928 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending December 23, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 371,882 carloads, up 10.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 360,676 intermodal units, up 13.2 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 732,558 carloads and intermodal units, up 12 percent. North American rail volume for the first 51 weeks of 2017 was 35,960,443 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.9 percent compared with 2016.

 

Canadian railroads reported 83,911 carloads for the week, up 9.7 percent, and 68,925 intermodal units, up 23.3 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the first 51 weeks of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,460,974 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.9 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 17,615 carloads for the week, up 16.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 10,541 intermodal units, up 6.4 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 51 weeks of 2017 was 1,406,541 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.9 percent from the same point last year.

 

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Posted 04 January 2018 - 09:46 AM

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AAR Reports Freight Rail Traffic for 2017, December and Week Ending December 30, 2017 

 

Washington, D.C. –  January 3, 2018

 

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 30, 2017, as well as volumes for December 2017 and all of 2017.

 

U.S. railroads originated 998,168 carloads in December 2017, up 2.5 percent, or 24,606 carloads, from December 2016. U.S. railroads also originated 1,065,965 containers and trailers in December 2017, up 5.3 percent, or 53,980 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in December 2017 were 2,064,133, up 4 percent, or 78,586 carloads and intermodal units from December 2016.

 

“Rail traffic finished 2017 on a positive note," said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray. “In December, total carloads were up for the first time in six months, and 14 of the 20 carload categories we track saw year-over-year gains - the most for any month in almost three years. Meanwhile, intermodal volume was up for the 11th straight month and set a new annual record, breaking the previous mark set in 2015."

 

In December 2017, 14 of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR saw carload gains compared with December 2016. These included: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 15,632 carloads or 23.1 percent; metallic ores, up 6,875 carloads or 35.2 percent; and chemicals, up 4,277 carloads or 3.5 percent. Commodities that saw declines in December 2017 from December 2016 included: grain, down 5,542 carloads or 6.1 percent; motor vehicles & parts, down 2,625 carloads or 4.1 percent; and nonmetallic minerals, down 1,424 carloads or 8.9 percent.

 

“Rail traffic is a useful gauge of the state of the economy, and it shows that the economy's momentum strengthened in the fourth quarter of 2017," Gray added. “Coal, grain, and petroleum products are not nearly as GDP-dependent as most other categories of rail traffic. If you exclude them, U.S. rail carloads were up 5.2% in the fourth quarter of 2017, their biggest quarterly percentage gain in more than three years. Railroads are well positioned to provide the safe, efficient and cost-effective service our economy will need if it is to continue to grow in the months and years ahead."

 

Excluding coal, carloads were up 23,290 carloads, or 3.6 percent, in December 2017 from December 2016. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were up 28,832 carloads, or 5.2 percent.

 

Total U.S. carload traffic for 2017 was 13,478,126 carloads, up 2.9 percent, or 381,266 carloads, from the same period in 2016; and 14,011,834 intermodal units, up 3.9 percent, or 521,121 containers and trailers, from 2016.

 

Total combined U.S. traffic for the full year of 2017 was 27,489,960 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to last year.
 

Week Ending December 30, 2017

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 397,032 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.8 percent compared with the same week in 2016.

 

Total carloads for the week ending December 30 were 194,680 carloads, down 9.8 percent compared with the same week in 2016, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 202,352 containers and trailers, down 3.7 percent compared to the same week in 2016.

 

None of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2016. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2016 included coal, down 6,581 carloads, to 62,348; grain, down 3,839 carloads, to 15,713; and chemicals, down 2,448 carloads, to 27,944.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending December 30, 2017, on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 268,140 carloads, down 9.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 259,430 intermodal units, down 1.6 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 527,570 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.7 percent. North American rail volume for the full year of 2017 was 36,488,013 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.8 percent compared with 2016.
 

Canadian railroads reported 60,664 carloads for the week, down 11.4 percent, and 49,109 intermodal units, up 6.6 percent compared with the same week in 2016. For the full year of 2017, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,570,747 carloads, containers and trailers, up 10.6 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 12,796 carloads for the week, up 10.2 percent compared with the same week last year, and 7,969 intermodal units, up 5.9 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the full year of 2017 was 1,427,306 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 2 percent from the same point last year.

 






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