(Source: Railway Age, December 18, 2019)
NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended Dec. 14, 2019, and, for this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 520,589 carloads and intermodal units, down 8.5% compared with the same week last year. In a struggle that has become commonplace this year, total carloads for this week were 243,290 carloads, down 9% compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 277,299 containers and trailers, down 8% compared to 2018.
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