March 1, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) outlined today policy proposals aimed at safely and effectively combatting climate change. As the leader in fuel-efficient surface...
March 1, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, March 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who’s concerned about global warming with a lobbying campaign depicting their industry as a solution to climate change. Full...
February 26, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 20, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 26, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 25, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail volumes took a hit last week from the extreme winter weather experienced in the southern and central regions of the country. Full story: Freight Waves
February 25, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, February 24, 2021) HOUSTON — US coal carload originations fell to an eight-month low 48,745 in the week that ended Feb. 20, down 10.6% from 54,496 a week earlier and the lowest since 48,699 in the week ended June 6, 2020, as a winter...
February 25, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, February 24, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Feb. 20, total U.S. rail traffic of 377,904 carloads and containers fell 21.7% vs. the same week last year, reported the Association of American Railroads on Feb. 24. Full story: Railway...
February 18, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 13, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 12, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 11, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The U.S. housing market was tight in 2020, and that trend could continue into 2021, analysts say. Furthermore, that housing trend could have significant volume implications for lumber and wood shipped by...
February 12, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 10, 2021) U.S. freight railroads logged 495,815 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending Feb. 6, a 2.2% increase compared with the same week last year, according to Association for American Railroads (AAR) data....
February 12, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 10, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 6, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 495,815...
