(Source: Railway Age, January 24, 2024)
Through the first three weeks of 2024 (ending Jan. 20), total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 5.6% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Jan. 24. North American rail volume for the first three weeks of this year on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads came in at 1,778,528 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers. Cumulative volume in the U.S. was 1,272,263 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.3% from 2023; in Canada, 424,647 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.8%; and in Mexico, 81,618 carloads and intermodal units, up 17.7%.
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