U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending February 10, reports AAR
United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending February 10, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads, at 220,362, were down 2.5% annually, trailing the week ending February 3, at 222,213, and topping the week ending January 31, at 208,131.
AAR said that five of the ten carload commodity groups it tracks posted annual gains, including: chemicals, up 1,854 carloads, to 33,109; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,769 carloads, to 15,028; and grain, up 1,687 carloads, to 21,551. Commodity groups posting annual declines included: coal, down 7,264 carloads, to 61,908; nonmetallic minerals, down 3,111 carloads, to 26,637; and miscellaneous carloads, down 1,066 carloads, to 8,123.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 264,478 units, increased 11.1% annually, trailing the week ending February 3, at 269,484, and topping the week ending January 31, at 259,091.
Combined U.S. rail carload and intermodal units, at 484,840, saw a 4.5% annual gain.
Through the first six weeks of 2024, U.S. rail carloads, at 1,245,530, are off 6.4% annually. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,470,492 units, are up 6.5% annually.
