(Source: Railway Age, April 26, 2023)
It’s the second consecutive week that U.S. carloads rose while intermodal volumes fell, and total rail traffic continued to lag 2022 levels, according to Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) reports. For the week ending April 22, 2023, carloads came in at 240,584 — a 5.1% increase from the same week last year — and intermodal volume was 239,873 containers and trailers — a 10.8% decrease from last year, the AAR reported on April 26. Total rail traffic was 480,457 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.5% compared with the prior-year period.
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