February 16, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Railroad Security, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, February 14, 2023) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) “believe regulation is not required, particularly considering the extensive efforts of the industry to mitigate...
February 10, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 8, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 4, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 449,586...
February 9, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 8, 2023) Through the first five weeks of 2023 (ending Feb. 4), total North American carload and intermodal traffic was virtually flat (-0.9%) with same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Feb. 8...
February 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Ports, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 2, 2023) U.S. railroads originated 1,843,624 carloads, containers and trailers in January, a 3.2% decrease compared with volumes in January 2022, according to Association of American Railroads data. Although the number of...
January 27, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 25, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 21, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 467,485...
January 26, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 25, 2023) U.S. freight rail traffic in Week 3 (ending Jan. 21, 2023) dipped 2.1% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Jan. 25. Traffic trailed the same period in 2019 by 14%, according to...
January 19, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 18, 2023) For the week ending Jan. 14 (Week 2), total U.S. rail traffic was down 1.7% compared with the same week last year; carloads came in 4.2% higher while intermodal dipped 7.0% compared to 2022, according to the Association of...
January 13, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Ports, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 12, 2023) Rail traffic is expected to have another tough year as intermodal, carload, and coal traffic will all struggle to show growth. North American rail traffic was down 1.9% overall last year, according to the Association of...
January 13, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 12, 2023) U.S. railroads moved 416,489 carloads, containers and trailers for the first week of 2023, a 5.5% decrease compared with the first week of 2022, according to Association of American Railroads data. Total carloads...
January 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 4, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 31, 2022, as well as volumes for December 2022. U.S. railroads...