Intermodal Rail Volume Rises for Week
Intermodal rail volume for the week ended Nov. 16 rose 7% from the same period last year, the 20th consecutive rise, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Traffic increased to 266,643 trailers and containers, AAR said in its weekly report.
Rail carload traffic rose 2.4% to 295,563 year-over-year, the rail trade group said.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups tracked by AAR posted increases, led by grain, which increased 23.5% to 24,104 carloads. Commodities showing a decrease included coal, which fell 5%.
Year-to-date, U.S. railroads moved 11.4 million intermodal containers and trailers, up 4.1% from last year. Carload traffic dipped 0.5% to 13 million units.
Total North American rail volume year-to-date for the 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads increased 0.4% from the same point last year to 17.3 million carloads.
