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Rail freight traffic down

(The following report was issued by the Association of American Railroads on May 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Largely because of an accident that disrupted coal traffic out of the Powder River Basin, rail freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down during the week...

Rail freight traffic off slightly

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 19.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off slightly during the week ended May 14 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of...

Rail freight traffic continues to gain

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — All three measures of rail freight traffic were up during the week ended May 7 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of...

AAR: U.S. rail traffic up in April

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on May 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads originated 1,396,037 carloads of freight in April 2005, up 34,682 carloads (2.5 percent) from April 2004. U.S. railroads also originated 885,285...

Rail freight traffic up in most recent week

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on April 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up during the week ended April 23 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American...

Rail freight traffic sets weekly record

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on April 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Total freight traffic on U.S. railroads as measured in ton-miles was at its highest level ever during the week ended April 16, the Association of American...

Rail freight traffic up in latest week

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up from the comparable week last year during the week ended April 9, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported...

Rail freight traffic up in March

(The AAR issued the following on April 7.) WASHINGTON — U.S. railroads originated 1,729,924 carloads of freight in March 2005, up 2.5 percent (42,764 carloads) from March 2004, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today. U.S. intermodal rail...

Another weekly gain in rail traffic

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on March 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads registered its seventh consecutive weekly increase during the week ended March 12 in comparison with the corresponding...