June 9, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, June 7, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 3, 2023, as well as volumes for May 2023. U.S. railroads originated...
June 8, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 7, 2023) Both May 2023 and the week ending June 3, 2023 saw U.S. carloads rise and intermodal volume drop compared with the prior-year periods, according to AAR. January 2023 and April 2023 results were similar, while February 2023 and March...
June 2, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 31, 2023) For the first 21 weeks of 2023 (ending May 27), total U.S. weekly rail traffic dipped 4.1% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) May 31 report. Both Canada and the U.S. saw...
May 26, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 24, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 20, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 470,694 carloads...
May 15, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, May 15, 2023) Well, this isn’t a pretty picture. From 2013 to 2022 U.S. industrial production eked out 3% growth, overall economic output increased 57%, and truck tonnage grew 26%. Yet volume on the big four U.S....
May 11, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 10, 2023) Through the first 18 weeks of 2023 (ending May 6), total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 4% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) May 10 report. Both the U.S....
May 5, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) U.S. freight rail traffic in April was down 6% from the same month in 2022, a slight improvement over the previous month, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Full story: Trains...
May 4, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, May 3, 2023) U.S. rail traffic in April 2023 dropped from the same month last year — down 6.0% or 120,898 carloads and intermodal units, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported May 3. This follows March’s 7.6% drop from the...
April 27, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, April 26, 2023) It’s the second consecutive week that U.S. carloads rose while intermodal volumes fell, and total rail traffic continued to lag 2022 levels, according to Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) reports. For the week ending April...
April 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, April 5, 2023) U.S. rail traffic in March 2023 dropped from the same month last year—down 7.6% or 192,349 carloads and intermodal units, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported April 5. This follows February’s 5.2% drop from the...
