November 22, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 16, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was...
November 21, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 21, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes slipped again the week ending Nov. 16 amid industry observations that the peak season this year was muted for rail. U.S. rail traffic for the first 46 weeks of the year fell...
November 15, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: FreightWaves.com opinion column by Jim Blaze, November 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — KPIs are shorthand for linked key performance indicators. Not all railroad industry KPIs are internalized data. In fact, the best KPIs come from non-railroad sources....
November 15, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 13, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 9, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 515,269...
November 14, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 13, 2019) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Nov. 9, 2019, and, for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 515,269 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.9% compared...
November 8, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, November 6, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 2, 2019, as well as volumes for October 2019. U.S. railroads...
November 7, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 6, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. rail traffic tumbled 8.1% in October as weakness in the industrial economy put pressure on rail volumes. Freight railroads in the U.S. originated nearly 2.56 million carloads and intermodal units in...
November 7, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 6, 2019) NEW YORK — In the Association of American Railroads Nov. 6, 2019 traffic report, Senior Vice President Policy and Economics John T. Gray succinctly notes what is dragging rail freight down: “Sluggish growth abroad and trade...
November 1, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, October 30, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 26, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,147...
October 31, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, October 31, 2019) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Oct. 26, 2019, and for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,147 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.8%...
