(Source: Railway Age, February 2, 2022)
NEW YORK — Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in January 2022 were 1,903,708, falling 9.5%, or 199,657 carloads and intermodal units, from January 2021. This was based on 902,265 carloads — down 3% or 27,861 carloads from the same month last year — and 1,001,443 containers and trailers — down 14.6%, or 171,796 units. Excluding coal, carloads fell by 41,457, or 6%, in January 2022 from January 2021. Excluding coal and grain, carloads dropped by 26,061, or 4.5%.
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