July 31, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 29, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 481,331...
July 30, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 29, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended July 25, 2020, and, for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 481,331 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.9% compared...
July 23, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, July 23, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 18, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 481,597 carloads and intermodal units,...
July 17, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, July 16, 2020) HOUSTON — Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia were at a three-year low at 1.55 million st in June, down 26.3% from 2.1 million st in May and 44.1% lower than 2.77 million st in the...
July 17, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, July 16, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. weekly rail traffic is still facing double-digit percentage declines, with carloads once again down by over 20% since the same period in 2019. Full story: Freight Waves
July 17, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 15, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 11, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 449,092...
July 16, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves opinion column by Jim Blaze, July 15, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — That search for modal share growth is still fundamentally the real strategic challenge for the seven Class 1 North American railroads. Full story: Freight...
July 16, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 15, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended July 11, 2020, and, for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 449,092 carloads and intermodal units, down 14.9% compared...
July 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, July 9, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 7.7% increase in weekly intermodal traffic gave U.S. rail traffic its smallest year-over-year decline in months. U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July Fourth totaled 437,989 carloads and intermodal...
July 10, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, July 8, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 4, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 437,989 carloads...
