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Rail freight traffic up during Christmas week

(The Association of American Railroads posted the following news release on its website on December 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up sharply during the week ended December 25 in comparison with the corresponding week last year,...

Rail freight traffic continues to climb

(The AAR issued the following news release on December 16.) WASHINGTON — Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up again during the week ended December 11 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today....

Rail intermodal again up sharply

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads was up sharply again during the week ended November 13, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today....

Gains in rail freight volume continue

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freight traffic on the nation’s railroads continued to run well ahead of year earlier levels during the week ended November 6, the Association of...

Rail traffic up in October

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on November 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads originated 1,406,933 carloads of freight in October 2004, up 1.9 percent (26,466 carloads) over October 2003, and an additional 929,197...

Second consecutive intermodal record

(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on October 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the second week in a row, intermodal shipments on the nation’s railroads have set a weekly record, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)...