AAR reports mixed volumes for week ending November 17
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported mixed United States rail carload and intermodal volumes for the week ending November 17.
Rail carloads, at 262,514, slipped 1.1% annually and were below the weeks ending November 10 and November 3 at 281,675 and 270,305, respectively.
AAR said that three of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: petroleum and petroleum products, up 2,440 carloads, to 12,623; grain, up 1,668 carloads, to 23,601; and miscellaneous carloads, up 164 carloads, to 9,897. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 included nonmetallic minerals, down 3,496 carloads, to 33,262; motor vehicles and parts, down 2,009 carloads, to 16,018; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 613 carloads, to 16,141.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 284,027, rose 1.1% compared to the same week a year ago. This trailed the week ending November 10 at 285,361 and the week ending November 3 at 289,741.
Through the first 46 weeks of 2018, U.S. carloads are up 1.8% annually at 12,110,985 and intermodal units are up 5.6% at 12,845,306.
