(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 8, 2024)
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 4, 2024.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 463,106 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.0 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending May 4 were 213,410 carloads, down 5.1 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 249,696 containers and trailers, up 4.9 percent compared to 2023.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2023. They included petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,611 carloads, to 10,628; miscellaneous carloads, up 1,610 carloads, to 8,184; and grain, up 1,193 carloads, to 21,725. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2023 were coal, down 15,611 carloads, to 46,928; nonmetallic minerals, down 1,615 carloads, to 32,965; and farm products excl. grain, and food, down 731 carloads, to 15,381.
For the first 18 weeks of 2024, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 3,836,119 carloads, down 4.8 percent from the same point last year; and 4,536,912 intermodal units, up 8.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 18 weeks of 2024 was 8,373,031 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2.1 percent compared to last year.
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