June 24, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 23, 2021) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 19, 2021, came in at 514,112 carloads and intermodal units, rising 12.5% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads reported on June 23. That...
June 18, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 16, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 12, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 529,635...
June 17, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending June 12, 2021, total U.S. carloads were 241,628, up 21.8% from the same week in 2020, and all 10 commodity groups tracked posted an increase, the Association of American Railroads reported on June 16....
June 8, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2021) The volume of freight moved by rail between the United States, Canada and Mexico in March was worth $16.7 billion, up 30% compared with February 2021’s level and up 11.4% compared with March 2020, according to the U.S....
June 4, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 2, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 29, 2021, as well as volumes for May 2021. U.S. railroads originated 964,356...
June 3, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, June 2, 2021) HOUSTON — Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 66,651 in the week ended May 29, up 3.1% from the previous week and up 44.8% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data showed June 2. Full story:...
June 3, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 2, 2021) NEW YORK — Intermodal had the “best January to May period ever” and total carloads for May 2021 “were the most for any month since October 2019 on a weekly average basis,” AAR Senior Vice President John T. Gray reported on June 2....
May 28, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 22, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,774 carloads...
May 27, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 26, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending May 22, 2021, total U.S. rail traffic was 528,774 carloads and intermodal units, similar to the previous four weeks and up 23.4% from the same point in 2020, according to an Association of American...
May 21, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 15, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 533,872 carloads...
