June 16, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 15, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. freight rail traffic dipped again in Week 23, compared with the prior-year period, as carloads were down 2.8% and intermodal fell 4.4%, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported for the week ending June...
June 10, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 8, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 4, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 475,513 carloads...
June 9, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 8, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. Class I railroads hauled 475,513 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending June 4, 2022, falling 2.8% from the prior-year period. This is based on 225,274 carloads — down 1.0% from 2021 — and 250,239...
June 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Chase Gunnoe, June 3, 2022) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Class I railroads are hauling more automotive carloads, a possible sign that the auto sector’s supply chain is improving. Association of American Railroads’ weekly carload report...
June 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 1, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 28, 2022, as well as volumes for May 2022. U.S. railroads originated 928,742...
June 2, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, June 1, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week ending May 28, 2022 (Week 21) was 514,277 carloads and intermodal units, a 3% fall-off compared with the same week last year. This is the 14th consecutive week that total...
May 27, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 25, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 21, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,976 carloads...
May 26, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 25, 2022) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 20 weeks of rail traffic data for 2022 (ending May 21). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 3.8% from the same point last year — falling 3.6% in...
May 20, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 19, 2022) NEW YORK — “The Class I railroads recognize that their recent service performance has not met many customers’ expectations,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) wrote in a May 18 filing to the Surface Transportation Board...
May 20, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Chase Gunnoe, May 20, 2022) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — American coal prices in the aftermath of the coronavirus have reached unprecedented highs and world events are notching prices even higher. While coal supply remains tight, continued...
