August 19, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 18, 2021) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic of 504,810 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Aug. 14, 2021, kept pace with the same week last year, rising 0.9%, based on carload gains, according to the Association of American...
August 17, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, STB
(Source: S&P Global Platts, August 13, 2021) HOUSTON — Powder River Basin coal train loadings fell to a 10-week low in the week ended August 6, dragging down the entire U.S. average by 1.3% to 78 trains/day, recent Surface Transportation Board data showed. Full...
August 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 12, 2021) NEW YORK — In responding to Surface Transportation Board Chair Marty Oberman’s July 22 letter to the Class I railroads requesting information on the extent of congestion at key U.S. container terminals and on their railroads’...
August 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 11, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 7, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 509,607...
August 12, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 11, 2021) NEW YORK — Total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 7, 2021 was 509,607 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.4% from the same point last year, as intermodal losses offset carload gains, the Association of American...
August 6, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 4, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 31, 2021, as well as volumes for July 2021. U.S. railroads originated...
August 5, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 4, 2021) NEW YORK — While U.S. rail traffic in July 2021 was up from July 2020, the percentage increase was “significantly lower” than in other recent months, AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray reported on Aug. 4. Full story: Railway...
August 2, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: California News Times, August 1, 2021) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wayne Kayler knew that his shipping container was parked somewhere in Chicago’s railroad yard. He didn’t know where he was and no one could tell him for 78 days. Full story: California News...
July 30, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 24, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 503,219...
July 23, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 17, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,255...
