January 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 5, 2022. Railway Age reported on January 5 that this marked the 22nd consecutive week of intermodal losses.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail...
January 6, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 5, 2021) NEW YORK — In 2021, U.S. intermodal’s “record-setting” first half gave way to a lower second half as supply chain challenges persisted, reported the Association of American Railroads on Jan. 5; December volumes continued the...
January 3, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, December 29, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Dec. 25, 2021, U.S. rail traffic was up 3.7% over the same week last year; total carloads came in 8.7% higher while intermodal volume continued its downward trend, falling 0.4%, the Association of...
December 28, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, December 22, 2021) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 18, 2021was 504,099 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.1% compared with the same week last year, based on 234,704 carloads—up 1.7% compared with the same week in 2020—and...
December 28, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, December 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Demand for rail freight came roaring back in 2021 after a pandemic-induced decline. But at times, there seemed to be more business than railroads could handle. Full story: Supply Chain...
December 17, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 11, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
December 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, December 16, 2021) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 11, 2021 continued to suffer, as a near-11% fall-off in intermodal volume erased a small increase in carloads, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Dec....
December 13, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 8, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 4, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,406...
December 13, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 8, 2021) NEW YORK — Week 48 U.S. freight rail traffic came in at 527,406 carloads and intermodal units, decreasing 2.8% from same week in 2020. Total carloads were 255,044, rising 3.9%, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 272,362...
December 1, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 20, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
