August 10, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 9, 2023) For the first 31 weeks of 2023 (ending Aug. 5), total U.S. weekly rail traffic dipped 4.1% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Aug. 9 report. Both Canada and the U.S. saw...
August 4, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 2, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 29, 2023, as well as volumes for July 2023. U.S. railroads originated...
August 2, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 31, 2023) For second-quarter 2023, total intermodal volumes dropped 10.4% from the prior-year period, according to the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Intermodal Quarterly Report. However, “anticipated volume growth” is...
July 20, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 19, 2023) U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 15, 2023 (Week 28) was 478,153 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.4% from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) July 19 report. Total...
July 17, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 13, 2023) U.S. railroads logged a 5.1% decrease in traffic to 407,843 carloads, containers and trailers for the week ending July 8 compared with volumes in the same week last year, according to Association of American...
July 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, July 7, 2023) The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. Full story: Associated Press
July 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 5, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 1, 2023, as well as volumes for June 2023. U.S. railroads originated...
June 23, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 21, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 17, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 477,126...
June 22, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 21, 2023) It’s the fourth 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 June...
June 21, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 19, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman late last week responded to concerns raised by the Association of American Railroads about subjects discussed at the spring 2023 meeting of the board’s Rail Energy...
