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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 10 January 2018 - 02:39 PM

AAR news release:

 

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 6, 2018

 

Washington, D.C. –  January 10, 2018

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 6, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 415,862 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.6 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending January 6 were 208,646 carloads, down 5.2 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 207,216 containers and trailers, down 3.9 percent compared to 2017. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first week of 2018 was 415,862 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to last year.

 

One of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. It was petroleum and petroleum products, up 741 carloads, to 9,640. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included coal, down 4,554 carloads, to 69,973; nonmetallic minerals, down 2,159 carloads, to 21,872; and grain, down 1,924 carloads, to 19,638.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending January 6, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 290,767 carloads, down 4.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 273,095 intermodal units, down 2.5 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 563,862 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.5 percent. North American rail volume for the first week of 2018 was 563,862 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.5 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 66,871 carloads for the week, down 4.5 percent, and 52,469 intermodal units, up 2.7 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first week of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 119,340 carloads, containers and trailers, down 1.4 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 15,250 carloads for the week, up 7.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 13,410 intermodal units, up 0.7 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first week of 2018 was 28,660 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 4.4 percent from the same point last year.
 

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Posted 17 January 2018 - 05:27 PM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 13, 2018

Washington, D.C. –  January 17, 2018

 

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 13, 2018.

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 511,937 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
 

Total carloads for the week ending January 13 were 241,351 carloads, down 4.1 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 270,586 containers and trailers, up 5 percent compared to 2017.
 

Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,668 carloads, to 30,530; chemicals, up 2,028 carloads, to 31,879; and forest products, up 244 carloads, to 9,748. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included coal, down 8,992 carloads, to 76,001; grain, down 2,444 carloads, to 21,957; and metallic ores and metals, down 1,443 carloads, to 20,518.
 

For the first two weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 449,997 carloads, down 4.6 percent from the same point last year; and 477,802 intermodal units, up 1 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first two weeks of 2018 was 927,799 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 1.8 percent compared to last year.
 

North American rail volume for the week ending January 13, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 337,232 carloads, down 3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 352,867 intermodal units, up 5.2 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 690,099 carloads and intermodal units, up 1 percent. North American rail volume for the first two weeks of 2018 was 1,253,961 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3 percent compared with 2017.
 

Canadian railroads reported 75,043 carloads for the week, down 0.8 percent, and 63,495 intermodal units, up 5.6 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first two weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 257,878 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.4 percent.
 

Mexican railroads reported 20,838 carloads for the week, up 2.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,786 intermodal units, up 6.6 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first two weeks of 2018 was 68,284 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 0.4 percent from the same point last year.

 

 



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Posted 24 January 2018 - 07:37 PM

AAR news release:

 

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 20, 2018  

 

Washington, D.C. – January 24, 2018

 

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 20, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 508,239 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.9 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending January 20 were 241,258 carloads, down 7.6 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 266,981 containers and trailers, up 1.8 percent compared to 2017.

 

Two of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They were forest products, up 478 carloads, to 10,217; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 338 carloads, to 10,554. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included coal, down 8,153 carloads, to 82,683; nonmetallic minerals, down 3,923 carloads, to 26,377; and motor vehicles and parts, down 2,750 carloads, to 14,560.

 

For the first three weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 691,255 carloads, down 5.7 percent from the same point last year; and 744,783 intermodal units, up 1.2 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first three weeks of 2018 was 1,436,038 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 2.2 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending January 20, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 339,190 carloads, down 6.5 percent compared with the same week last year, and 350,744 intermodal units, up 1.8 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 689,934 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5 percent. North American rail volume for the first three weeks of 2018 was 1,943,895 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.7 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 76,447 carloads for the week, down 4.1 percent, and 65,369 intermodal units, up 2.9 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first three weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 399,694 carloads, containers and trailers, down 0.1 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 21,485 carloads for the week, down 1.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,394 intermodal units, down 1.8 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first three weeks of 2018 was 108,163 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 0.4 percent from the same point last year.

 



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Posted 01 February 2018 - 03:05 AM

AAR news release :

 
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 27, 2018

 

 

Washington, D.C. –  January 31, 2018



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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 27, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 543,515 carloads and intermodal units, up 4 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending January 27 were 260,993 carloads, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 282,522 containers and trailers, up 6.9 percent compared to 2017.

 

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 2,021 carloads, to 32,672; petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,356 carloads, to 11,506; and miscellaneous carloads, up 639 carloads, to 10,964. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included motor vehicles and parts, down 1,084 carloads, to 17,729; coal, down 588 carloads, to 86,586; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 265 carloads, to 15,960.

 

For the first four weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 952,248 carloads, down 3.9 percent from the same point last year; and 1,027,305 intermodal units, up 2.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first four weeks of 2018 was 1,979,553 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 0.6 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending January 27, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 361,535 carloads, up 0.4 percent compared with the same week last year, and 368,373 intermodal units, up 6.3 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 729,908 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.3 percent. North American rail volume for the first four weeks of 2018 was 2,673,803 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.4 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 78,844 carloads for the week, down 1.3 percent, and 67,523 intermodal units, up 5.4 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first four weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 546,061 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.4 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 21,698 carloads for the week, down 1.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,328 intermodal units, up 2 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first four weeks of 2018 was 148,189 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 0.3 percent from the same point last year.

 

 

 

 



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Posted 07 February 2018 - 08:52 PM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for January and the Week Ending February 3, 2018

 

Washington, D.C. – February 7, 2018

 

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 3, 2018, as well as volumes for January 2018.

U.S. railroads originated 1,217,405 carloads in January 2018, down 3.4 percent, or 42,431 carloads, from January 2017. U.S. railroads also originated 1,310,141 containers and trailers in January 2018, up 3.5 percent, or 44,183 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in January 2018 were 2,527,546, up 0.1 percent, or 1,752 carloads and intermodal units from January 2017.

 

In January 2018, eight of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR each month saw carload gains compared with January 2017. These included: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 3,498 carloads or 3.8 percent; petroleum & petroleum products, up 3,196 carloads or 6.4 percent; and lumber & wood products, up 1,167 carloads or 8.0 percent. Commodities that saw declines in January 2018 from January 2017 included: coal, down 25,083 carloads or 5.8 percent; motor vehicles & parts, down 8,372 carloads or 10.1 percent; and grain, down 6,917 carloads or 5.8 percent.

 

“Recent stock market gyrations remind all of us that, when it comes to things related to the economy, conditions can change quickly.  For now, though, rail volumes are not flashing strong warning signs," said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray.  “In January, intermodal picked up where it left off last year, when it set a new annual record, and several carload categories showed gains for the month.  To be sure, we could do without January's sharp fall in motor vehicle and coal carloads, among others, but we're hopeful that the basic economy remains on a firm footing and that the recent turmoil in the markets simply represents an adjustment to potential interest rate changes."

 

Excluding coal, carloads were down 17,348 carloads, or 2.1 percent, in January 2018 from January 2017. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were down 10,431 carloads, or 1.5 percent.
 

 

Week Ending February 3, 2018

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 547,993 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.5 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending February 3 were 265,157 carloads, down 1.4 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 282,836 containers and trailers, up 6.3 percent compared to 2017.

 

Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included metallic ores and metals, up 1,147 carloads, to 20,984; nonmetallic minerals, up 773 carloads, to 32,690; and chemicals, up 736 carloads, to 33,443. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included coal, down 2,796 carloads, to 89,644; motor vehicles and parts, down 2,354 carloads, to 16,329; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 1,176 carloads, to 16,165.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending February 3, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 364,307 carloads, down 1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 370,608 intermodal units, up 6.5 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 734,915 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.6 percent. North American rail volume for the first five weeks of 2018 was 3,408,718 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.3 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 78,488 carloads for the week, down 2 percent, and 70,646 intermodal units, up 7.9 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first five weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 695,195 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.8 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 20,662 carloads for the week, up 8.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 17,126 intermodal units, up 3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first five weeks of 2018 was 185,977 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 0.9 percent from the same point last year.
 

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Posted 15 February 2018 - 02:12 AM

AAR news release:

Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 10, 2018

 

 

Washington, D.C. –

February 14, 2018

 

​​The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 10, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 519,545 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending February 10 were 251,058 carloads, down 0.5 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 268,487 containers and trailers, up 3.7 percent compared to 2017.

 

Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 2,046 carloads, to 31,551; chemicals, up 1,224 carloads, to 31,782; and metallic ores and metals, up 1,010 carloads, to 20,396. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 were coal, down 3,729 carloads, to 85,591; motor vehicles and parts, down 1,980 carloads, to 16,693; and grain, down 1,442 carloads, to 19,035.

 

For the first six weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,468,463 carloads, down 2.9 percent from the same point last year; and 1,578,628 intermodal units, up 3.5 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first six weeks of 2018 was 3,047,091 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 0.3 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending February 10, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 344,660 carloads, down 1.6 percent compared with the same week last year, and 348,177 intermodal units, up 2.8 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 692,837 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.6 percent. North American rail volume for the first six weeks of 2018 was 4,101,555 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.3 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 73,983 carloads for the week, down 3.1 percent, and 63,526 intermodal units, up 2.5 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first six weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 832,704 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.6 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 19,619 carloads for the week, down 8.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 16,164 intermodal units, down 8.9 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first six weeks of 2018 was 221,760 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 0.8 percent from the same point last year.

 

 

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Posted 21 February 2018 - 10:34 PM

AAR news release:

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 17, 2018

 

Washington, D.C. –

February 21, 2018

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 17, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 539,963 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.1 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending February 17 were 260,454 carloads, down 0.6 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 279,509 containers and trailers, up 6.8 percent compared to 2017.

 

Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 1,689 carloads, to 34,048; chemicals, up 1,102 carloads, to 33,104; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 208 carloads, to 10,097. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included coal, down 2,978 carloads, to 87,962; grain, down 1,316 carloads, to 21,495; and miscellaneous carloads, down 235 carloads, to 9,056.

 

For the first seven weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,728,917 carloads, down 2.6 percent from the same point last year; and 1,858,137 intermodal units, up 4 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first seven weeks of 2018 was 3,587,054 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 0.7 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending February 17, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 353,799 carloads, down 2.5 percent compared with the same week last year, and 363,684 intermodal units, up 6 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 717,483 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.6 percent. North American rail volume for the first seven weeks of 2018 was 4,819,038 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.5 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 71,591 carloads for the week, down 9.6 percent, and 66,267 intermodal units, up 6.9 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first seven weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 970,562 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.1 percent.

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Posted 28 February 2018 - 08:25 PM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 24, 2018

 

Washington, D.C. –

February 28, 2018

 

​​The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 24, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,440 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.8 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending February 24 were 251,970 carloads, down 1.3 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 276,470 containers and trailers, up 6.7 percent compared to 2017.

 

Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included coal, up 781 carloads, to 85,600; petroleum and petroleum products, up 602 carloads, to 10,047; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 103 carloads, to 16,494. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included grain, down 1,157 carloads, to 20,143; motor vehicles and parts, down 1,093 carloads, to 17,527; and nonmetallic minerals, down 1,044 carloads, to 31,511.

 

For the first eight weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,980,887 carloads, down 2.4 percent from the same point last year; and 2,134,607 intermodal units, up 4.3 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first eight weeks of 2018 was 4,115,494 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending February 24, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 346,089 carloads, down 2.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 363,753 intermodal units, up 6.4 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 709,842 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.8 percent. North American rail volume for the first eight weeks of 2018 was 5,528,880 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.7 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 72,911 carloads for the week, down 6.7 percent, and 68,277 intermodal units, up 6.1 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first eight weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 1,111,750 carloads, containers and trailers, level with the same week last year.    

 

Mexican railroads reported 21,208 carloads for the week, down 4.8 percent compared with the same week last year, and 19,006 intermodal units, up 2.9 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first eight weeks of 2018 was 301,636 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 1.1 percent from the same point last year.

 

 

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Posted 08 March 2018 - 11:42 AM

AAR news release:

 

 

Rail Traffic for February and the Week Ending March 3, 2018

 

 

 

Washington, D.C. –  March 7, 2018

 

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 3, 2018, as well as volumes for February 2018.

 

U.S. railroads originated 1,028,141 carloads in February 2018, down 0.3 percent, or 2,753 carloads, from February 2017. U.S. railroads also originated 1,104,001 containers and trailers in February 2018, up 6.9 percent, or 70,970 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in February 2018 were 2,132,142, up 3.3 percent, or 68,217 carloads and intermodal units from February 2017.

 

In February 2018, nine of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR each month saw carload gains compared with February 2017. These included: crushed stone, sand & gravel, up 6,329 carloads or 7.5 percent; chemicals, up 4,286 carloads or 3.4 percent; and metallic ores, up 2,510 carloads or 19.4 percent. Commodities that saw declines in February 2018 from February 2017 included: coal, down 5,801 carloads or 1.7 percent; grain, down 4,712 carloads or 5.3 percent; and motor vehicles & parts, down 3,283 carloads or 4.5 percent.

 

“Rail carloads in February, like in many other recent months, were held back by declines in coal, grain, and motor vehicles," said AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray. “Declines in those categories are unfortunate, but they don't reflect general weakness in the economy. Excluding them, carloads were up a reasonably solid 2.1% in February. Moreover, February 2018 was the best month ever for carloads of chemicals and the second-best month ever for intermodal. While these are good signs for the broader economy going forward, they are potentially compromised by the uncertainty created by recent developments in trade policy."

 

Excluding coal, carloads were up 3,048 carloads, or 0.4 percent, in February 2018 from February 2017. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were up 7,760 carloads, or 1.3 percent.

 

Total U.S. carload traffic for the first two months of 2018 was 2,245,546 carloads, down 2 percent, or 45,184 carloads, from the same period last year; and 2,414,142 intermodal units, up 5 percent, or 115,153 containers and trailers, from last year.

 

Total combined U.S. traffic for the first nine weeks of 2018 was 4,659,688 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to last year.

 

Week Ending March 3, 2018

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 544,194 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.8 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending March 3 were 264,659 carloads, up 1.3 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 279,535 containers and trailers, up 10.4 percent compared to 2017.

 

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included chemicals, up 1,941 carloads, to 33,983; miscellaneous carloads, up 1,142 carloads, to 11,766; and nonmetallic minerals, up 899 carloads, to 34,680. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included grain, down 797 carloads, to 23,198; forest products, down 481 carloads, to 9,813; and motor vehicles and parts, down 239 carloads, to 18,368.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending March 3, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 366,104 carloads, up 0.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 368,540 intermodal units, up 10.7 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 734,644 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.6 percent. North American rail volume for the first nine weeks of 2018 was 6,263,524 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.2 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 79,469 carloads for the week, down 1.2 percent, and 70,595 intermodal units, up 16.4 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first nine weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 1,261,814 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.7 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 21,976 carloads for the week, up 4.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,410 intermodal units, down 2.8 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first nine weeks of 2018 was 342,022 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 0.9 percent from the same point last year.

 

 

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Posted 16 March 2018 - 07:57 AM

AAR news release:

 
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 10, 2018

 

Washington, D.C. –  March 14, 2018

 

​​The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 10, 2018.

 

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,282 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.2 percent compared with the same week last year.

 

Total carloads for the week ending March 10 were 256,075 carloads, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 278,207 containers and trailers, up 10.8 percent compared to 2017.

 

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2017. They included coal, up 4,134 carloads, to 83,696; chemicals, up 2,089 carloads, to 32,884; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 829 carloads, to 16,882. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included motor vehicles and parts, down 1,573 carloads, to 16,818; grain, down 1,253 carloads, to 22,995; and miscellaneous carloads, down 951 carloads, to 8,876.

 

For the first 10 weeks of 2018, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 2,501,621 carloads, down 1.6 percent from the same point last year; and 2,692,349 intermodal units, up 5.6 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 10 weeks of 2018 was 5,193,970 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2 percent compared to last year.

 

North American rail volume for the week ending March 10, 2018, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 357,748 carloads, up 1.9 percent compared with the same week last year, and 365,957 intermodal units, up 12.4 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 723,705 carloads and intermodal units, up 7 percent. North American rail volume for the first 10 weeks of 2018 was 6,987,229 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.8 percent compared with 2017.

 

Canadian railroads reported 79,844 carloads for the week, up 3.8 percent, and 69,402 intermodal units, up 19.9 percent compared with the same week in 2017. For the first 10 weeks of 2018, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 1,411,060 carloads, containers and trailers, up 1.7 percent.

 

Mexican railroads reported 21,829 carloads for the week, down 1.2 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,348 intermodal units, up 11.5 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 10 weeks of 2018 was 382,199 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 0.4 percent from the same point last year.

 

 

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