January 21, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 19, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 15, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 493,617...
January 20, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 19, 2022) NEW YORK — Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 15, 2022 was 493,617 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.6% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Jan. 19; it is the...
January 14, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 12, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 8, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 440,761...
January 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Security, UP
(Source: CBS Los Angeles, January 13, 2022) LOS ANGELES — A section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles has been littered with thousands of shredded boxes, packages stolen from cargo containers that stop in the area to unload. Full story: CBS Los...
January 13, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 12, 2022) NEW YORK — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 8, 2022, came in at 440,761 carloads and intermodal units, dropping 16% from the same week last year, based on 210,020 carloads—down 10.6% from 2021—and intermodal volume of...
January 13, 2022 | Headlines, PSR
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 12, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads set a new record in 2021 — but not a favorable one from a shipper’s perspective. Full story: Supply Chain Dive
January 7, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 5, 2022. Railway Age reported on January 5 that this marked the 22nd consecutive week of intermodal losses.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail...
January 6, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, January 5, 2021) NEW YORK — In 2021, U.S. intermodal’s “record-setting” first half gave way to a lower second half as supply chain challenges persisted, reported the Association of American Railroads on Jan. 5; December volumes continued the...
January 5, 2022 | Canada, CN, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Real Agriculture, January 5, 2022) LETHBRIDGE, Alberta — CN Rail is currently looking for a new CEO. Normally, an executive search wouldn’t draw that much attention, however, when the position is potentially filled by someone from a shareholding hedge fund,...
January 3, 2022 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, December 29, 2021) NEW YORK — For the week ending Dec. 25, 2021, U.S. rail traffic was up 3.7% over the same week last year; total carloads came in 8.7% higher while intermodal volume continued its downward trend, falling 0.4%, the Association of...
