June 21, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 19, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 15, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,989...
June 18, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Market Realist, June 17, 2019) NEW YORK — Overall, US railroad companies’ traffic volume fell for the 20th consecutive week in Week 23, which ended on June 8. On June 12, the Association of American Railroads reported that the companies’ rail traffic fell...
June 14, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 12, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 8, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,099...
June 7, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 5, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 1, 2019, as well as volumes for May 2019. U.S. railroads originated...
June 4, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 3, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request from the Association of American Railroads to review a lower-court ruling regarding the authority of Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to establish...
May 31, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 25, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,966 carloads and...
May 23, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 22, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 18, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 536,358 carloads...
May 17, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 15, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 529,263 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.7 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week...
May 16, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Wolf Street, May 14, 2019) NEW YORK — It has become a cacophony across earnings reports by trucking companies and railroads: Shipment volumes are declining, and revenues are propped up by higher freight rates, but now freight rates are coming under pressure...
May 16, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, May 15, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian rail volumes rose again year-to-date for the week ended May 11, while U.S. rail volumes continued downward amid U.S. tariff uncertainty and a fuzzy economic picture. Full story: Freight...
