August 21, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 15, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 500,563...
August 19, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 19, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Aug. 15, 2020, which saw, for the second consecutive week, U.S. weekly intermodal volume up from the same week last year. Full...
August 14, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 13, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. weekly intermodal volumes were nearly 2% higher last week, ending a months-long slump where traffic was lower compared with year-ago levels. However, weekly carloads still posted double-digit...
August 14, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 12, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 8, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 497,397...
August 12, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the drop in freight compared to 2019, volume has begun to improve compared to the second quarter when railroads across the country experienced a double-digit loss in volume as a result of the...
August 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, August 5, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 1, 2020, as well as volumes for July 2020. U.S. railroads originated...
August 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 6, 2020) U.S. freight-rail combined carload and intermodal volume declined 9.3 percent to 2,337,977 units in July compared with the same month last year, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) data. Full story:...
August 6, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 5, 2020) NEW YORK — After the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Aug. 1, 2020, as well as for July 2020, there appears to be hope in traffic volumes returning to pre-COVID-19 levels....
August 5, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, August 4, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Mexico has a freight railway system owned by the national government. However, the trains and the network are operated and managed by various private entities under concessions...
July 31, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, July 30, 2020) LONDON — U.S. coal rail rates came under pressure from low coking coal prices in the second quarter and weaker coal demand in regional and export markets, according to rail operators and suppliers. Full story: S&P...
