January 15, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 13, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 9, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 525,253...
January 14, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 13, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Jan. 9, 2021, total U.S. rail traffic was 525,253 carloads and intermodal units — up 4.7% from the comparable week of 2020, ending Jan. 11 — based on a double-digit intermodal gain, according to an...
December 11, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, December 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. carload volume on a weekly basis is almost at the same level as a year ago, with last week’s volumes down by only 1.4%, according to data from the Association of American Railroads. Full story:...
December 11, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, December 9, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 5, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 542,203...
December 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 9, 2020) NEW YORK — For the week ending Dec. 5, 2020, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 542,203 carloads and intermodal units—up 4.8% from the same period last year—based on a double-digit intermodal gain, according to an Association of...
December 9, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, December 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. and Canadian railroads continued to move significant amounts of grain in November as export demand boosted grain movements. Full story: Freight Waves
November 30, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 26, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. intermodal traffic on a weekly basis exceeded the 300,000-unit mark this week amid continued brisk import activity. Intermodal volumes for the week ending Saturday were 301,129 containers and...
November 30, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 21, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
November 20, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 19, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. carload traffic narrowed its year-over-year deficit last week, with carloads down only 3.1% compared with the same period in 2019, according to the Association of American Railroads. U.S. carload...
November 20, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 14, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 14, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
