(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 3, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 26, 2011, saw gains with U.S. railroads originating 296,252 carloads, up 2.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week was also up, totaling 220,589 trailers and containers, up 7.2 percent compared with the same week in 2010.
Weekly carload volume on Eastern railroads was up 1.7 percent compared with last year. In the West, weekly carload volume was up 3 percent compared with the same week in 2010.
For the first eight weeks of 2011, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 2,277,689 carloads, up 6.1 percent from last year, and 1,744,929 trailers and containers, up 8.9 percent from the same point in 2010.
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