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U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 23, reports AAR
March 29, 2024
Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 16, reports AAR
March 22, 2024
Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending March 9, reports AAR
March 15, 2024
Rail carloads, at 214,585, fell 3.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 258,077, saw a 13.5% annual gain.
AAR reports February U.S. carload declines and intermodal gains
March 8, 2024
Rail carloads, at 885,548, fell 1.3%, or 11,410 carloads, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,040,312 containers and trailers, rose 10.9% annually.
Freight railroad safety is front and center in FRA data and AAR white paper
March 7, 2024
In freight railroad circles, the topic of safety is never far from top of mind. That was made clear on two fronts this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), in the form of railroad safety data it cited from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and an AAR white paper, entitled “Building a Safer Future: Examining Freight Rail’s Comprehensive Safety Network.”
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending February 24, reports AAR
March 1, 2024
Rail carloads, at 224,251, increased 2.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,405, saw a 12.6% annual gain.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending February 10, reports AAR
February 16, 2024
Rail carloads, at 220,362, were down 2.5% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 264,478 units, increased 11.1%.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed in January, reports AAR
February 9, 2024
U.S. rail carloads, at 1,025,168, were down 7.2%, or 79,725 carloads, compared to January 2023. And intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,206,014, headed up 5.5%, or 63,195 units, annually.
One-year past Norfolk Southern East Palestine derailment, Cantwell calls for passage of Railway Safety Act
February 6, 2024
As February 3 marked the one-year anniversary of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train, transporting hazardous materials, on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation took the opportunity to make the case for Congress to sign off on the Railway Safety Act, which was approved by the committee in May 2023 and now continues to await Senate approval.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending January 20, reports AAR
February 2, 2024
Rail carloads, at 208,131, fell 9.0% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,801 units, posted a 10.1% annual gain.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual declines, for week of January 20, reports AAR
January 26, 2024
Rail carloads, at 173,371, were down 22.4% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 224,182 units, saw a 4.5% annual decline.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending January 13, reports AAR
January 19, 2024
Rail carloads, at 213,277, were off 10.2% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 244,176, saw a 1.9% annual gain.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see December gains, reports AAR
January 5, 2024
December rail carloads, at 876,881, increased 7.3%, or 59,084 carloads, annually, and intermodal container and trailer volume, at 982,383 units, were up 10.2%, or 90,881 units, annually.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending December 16, reports AAR
December 22, 2023
Rail carloads, at 234,449, increased 6.5% annually, and intermodal container and trailer volumes, at 268,134 units, rose 8.6% annually.
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