March 12, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, March 11, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carloads were at a near four-year low 58,659 in the week ended March 7, the lowest total since 58,166 in the week ended April 9, 2016, the Association of American Railroads said Wednesday. Full...
March 6, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, March 4, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 29, 2020, as well as volumes for February 2020. U.S. railroads...
February 28, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 22, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 22, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 27, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, February 26, 2020) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Feb. 22, 2020, and, for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 482,690 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.6%...
February 21, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 20, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail traffic year-to-date continues to trend downward compared with the same period a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. rail volumes totaled 3.38 million...
February 21, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 15, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
February 20, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: S&P Global Platts, February 19, 2020) HOUSTON — U.S. coal carloads were at a seven-week low 63,045 in the week ended February 15, down 3% from 64,996 a week earlier and 21.4% lower than 80,105 in the year-ago week, the Association of American Railroads...
February 14, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 8, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 8, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 485,329...
February 13, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 12, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Continued trade headwinds are putting pressure on year-to-date U.S. rail volumes, with overall traffic down nearly 6% from the same period in 2019. Traffic for the first six weeks of this year totaled...
February 7, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, February 6, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail volumes were over 5% lower in January compared with a year ago amid persistent macroeconomic uncertainties. U.S. freight railroads originated 2.41 million carloads and intermodal units for the...
