U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending January 20, reports AAR
United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending January 27, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads, at 208,131, fell 9.0% annually, topping the week ending January 27, at 173,371, and trailing the week ending January 20, at 213,227.
AAR said that two of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: petroleum and petroleum products, up 688 carloads, to 10,660; and motor vehicles and parts, up 2 carloads, to 13,757. Commodity groups posting annual declines included: coal, down 11,014 carloads, to 57,231; nonmetallic minerals, down 5,919 carloads, to 23,370; and grain, down 2,316 carloads, to 21,025.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,801 units, posted a 10.1% annual gain, topping the weeks ending January 20 and January 13, at 224,182, and 244,176, respectively.
Through the first four weeks of 2024, AAR reported that U.S. rail carloads, at 802,955, are off 10.4% annually, and intermodal units, at 936,530, are up 2.8%, for the same period.
