July 22, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, July 21, 2021) HOUSTON — Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 69,186 in the week ended July 17, up 18.3% from the previous week and up 23.3% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data showed July 21. Full...
July 22, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 21, 2021) NEW YORK — Total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 17, 2021, reached 513,255 carloads and intermodal units, a 6.6% boost from the prior-year period, according to a July 21 Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
July 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 14, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 10, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 451,825...
July 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 14, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending July 10, 2021, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 451,825 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.6% compared with the same week last year, as intermodal losses offset carload gains, the Association of...
July 9, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 3, 2021, as well as volumes for June 2021. U.S. railroads originated...
July 8, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 7, 2021) NEW YORK — In the second-quarter, total U.S. carloads were the highest since fourth-quarter 2019; carloads excluding coal were the highest since third-quarter 2019; and intermodal and chemical volumes were “both the highest for any...
July 2, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 26, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,167...
July 1, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, June 30, 2021) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carloads totaled 66,595 in the week ended June 26, down 1.8% from the prior week but up 30.3% from the year-ago week, data from the Association of American Railroads showed June 30. Full story:...
July 1, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 30, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending June 26, 2021, total U.S. rail traffic was 516,167 carloads and intermodal units, increasing 12.4% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads reported on June 30. That included...
June 25, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 23, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 19, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 514,112...
