(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 28, 2024)
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 24, 2024.For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,656 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.7 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending February 24 were 224,251 carloads, up 2.6 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 259,405 containers and trailers, up 12.6 percent compared to 2023.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2023. They included chemicals, up 2,776 carloads, to 33,454; grain, up 2,470 carloads, to 21,698; and motor vehicles and parts, up 2,196 carloads, to 15,931. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2023 were coal, down 2,561 carloads, to 61,556; nonmetallic minerals, down 1,968 carloads, to 27,533; and forest products, down 150 carloads, to 8,460.
For the first eight weeks of 2024, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,690,310 carloads, down 4.6 percent from the same point last year; and 1,983,594 intermodal units, up 7.4 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first eight weeks of 2024 was 3,673,904 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to last year.
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