Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6% for Week

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U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.6% last week, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Container traffic for the week ended Saturday rose to 178,416 units, while trailers fell 5.3% to 24,946 units.

Railroad carloads excluding intermodal dipped 1% to 243,156 units, AAR said.

Railroad volume is considered an important economic indicator. Intermodal traffic, which tends to be higher-valued merchandise than bulk commodities, uses trains for the long haul and trucks for the shorter distance at either end of the trip.