(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. and Canada experienced drop-offs, while Mexico saw an increase. According to the AAR, for the week ending May 6, 2023, U.S. Class I railroads carried a total of 471,859 carloads and intermodal units, falling 6.6% from the same week last year.
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