(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 8, 2011.)
In February, U.S. railroads originated 1.13 million carloads, up 4.2 percent compared with February 2010 volume — the 12th-straight month of year-over-year carload gains, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest monthly Rail Time Indicators report. Intermodal volume climbed 10.3 percent to 881,830 containers and trailers, marking the 15th-straight monthly gain.
The full story is on the Progressive Railroading website.