U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down, for the week ending February 20, reports AAR
United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending February 20, were down annually, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads—at 171,642—were off 26.3% annually, which trailed the weeks ending February 13 and February 6, at 211,420 and 226,393, respectively.
AAR reported that none of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2020 included coal, down 14,856 carloads, to 48,745; nonmetallic minerals, down 13,765 carloads, to 16,088; and chemicals, down 9,400 carloads, to 23,864.
Intermodal containers and trailers—at 206,262—were off 17.4%, trailing the weeks ending February 13 and February 6, at 269,063 and 269,422, respectively.
Through the first seven weeks of 2021, AAR reported that U.S. carloads—at 1,539,758—are off 6.3% annually, and intermodal units—at 1,917,967—are up 6.5% annually.
