U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down for week ending July 20, reports AAR
Rail carloads––at 254,434––fell 4.2%, and intermodal units––at 271,576––fell 5.6%.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that United States rail carload and intermodal volumes for the week ending July 20 were down on an annual basis.
Rail carloads––at 254,434––fell 4.2% and trailed the week ending July 13 at 260,762 and topped the week ending July 6 at 220,759.
AAR said that three of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,018 carloads, to 12,121; miscellaneous carloads, up 488 carloads, to 10,592; and motor vehicles and parts, up 96 carloads, to 13,972. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2018 included coal, down 7,347 carloads, to 78,583; metallic ores and metals, down 1,754 carloads, to 22,400; and grain, down 1,090 carloads, to 22,705.
Intermodal containers and trailers––at 271,576––fell 5.6%, topping the weeks ending July 13 and July 6 at 267,146 and 227,700, respectively.
Through the first 29 weeks of 2019, AAR reported that U.S. carloads are down 3.1% to 7,288,173, and intermodal units are down 3.5% to 7,690,683.
