October 16, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 14, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 10, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 520,452...
October 15, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, October 14, 2020) HOUSTON — Weekly US coal carload originations totaled 62,229 in the week ended Oct. 10, up 6% from the previous week, Association of American Railroads data showed Oct. 14. Full story: S&P Global...
October 12, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 7, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 3, 2020, as well as volumes for September 2020. U.S. railroads...
October 8, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, October 8, 2020) NEW YORK — “September 2020 was the fourth best intermodal month in history for U.S. railroads, as retailers and others restocked their inventories and prepared for the holiday season,” Association of American Railroads Senior...
October 2, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, September 30, 2020) NEW YORK — For the week ending Sept. 26, 2020, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 518,290 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.1% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week, at 224,146 carloads and...
October 2, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, September 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 26, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
October 1, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, September 30, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail traffic on a weekly basis was mixed for the week that ended last Saturday, according to the Association of American Railroads. Intermodal volumes were up but carloads were down. The U.S....
September 28, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, NS
(Source: S&P Global Platts, September 25, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. railroad coal volumes are expected to jump over the next year following better demand conditions, albeit only temporarily, the Benchmark Company said this week. Full story: S&P Global...
September 28, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 24, 2020) U.S. freight railroads hauled 521,956 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending Sept. 19, a 1.3 percent decrease compared with the same week a year ago, according to Association of American Railroads...
September 22, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, September 22, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Railroads are fundamentally directly involved in heavy manufacturing, resource commodities, energy and industrial production. Full story: Freight Waves