AAR Report Shows Rise in Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 6.7% in the week ended March 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Railroads moved 277,854 intermodal trailers and containers, AAR said March 25 in its weekly report. The rise follows a 7% increase the prior week.
Rail carload volume, which excludes intermodal units, declined 2.4% year-over-year to 284,618 carloads.
Among the 10 commodity groups AAR tracks, three increased over last year: Grain rose 21.9%, motor vehicles and parts increased 3.1% and nonmetallic minerals at 1.4%.
Intermodal volume for 13 reporting North America railroads increased 6.4% to 34,995 trailers and containers.
Canadian railroads moved 58,405 intermodal units, a 7.2% rise. Mexican rail moved 8,736 units, a 6% decline from the same time last year.
Year-to-date U.S. intermodal volume increased 0.9% to 3.08 million units.
