April 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 14, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 10, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,724...
April 16, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, April 15, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Weekly U.S. rail volumes rose nearly 25% last week, although some commodities may be affected by uneven year-over-year comparisons because the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year caused widespread...
April 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 14, 2021) HOUSTON — US coal carload originations rose to 62,136 in the week that ended April 10, up 4.1% from 59,661 a week earlier and 18.1% higher than the year-ago week, according to a April 14 report from the Association of...
April 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 10, 2021 rose 24.5% over the prior-year period, according to an Association of American Railroads (AAR) report released April 14. Full story: Railway...
April 9, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 3, 2021, as well as volumes for March 2021. U.S. railroads originated...
April 8, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 7, 2021) HOUSTON — Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 59,661, down 3% from the previous week and up 3% from the year-ago week, Association of American Railroads data said April 7. Full story: S&P Global...
April 8, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 7, 2021) NEW YORK — Taking into account last year’s pandemic-related rail volume drop, “rail traffic has clearly rebounded” and “recent signs of strength in manufacturing are good signs for railroads, too,” Association of American Railroads...
April 7, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 31, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 27, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,731...
March 26, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 20, 2021. Comparisons of the current week with the same week in 2020 are...
March 25, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 24, 2021) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic came in at 513,325 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending March 20, an “inflated” 11.6% increase over the same period last year when the pandemic caused “widespread economy-wide...
