Intermodal Traffic Rises 6.4%
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.4% in the week ended Sept. 20 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Railroads moved 279,777 intermodal trailers and containers, AAR said Sept. 25 in its weekly report.
Rail carload volume, which excludes intermodal units, increased 5% year-over-year to 302,178 carloads.
Nine of the 10 commodity groups AAR tracks increased over last year, led by petroleum and petroleum products at 26.8%.
For the first 38 weeks, intermodal volume has increased 5.7% from the same period last year, to 9.8 million units.
Year to date, intermodal volume for all of North America increased 5.9% to 12.4 million trailers and containers.
Canadian intermodal rail volume increased 7% to 60,870 units from the same time in 2013, but total carloads declined 0.2% to 85,453, according to AAR.
In Mexico, intermodal volume increased 2.6% year-over-year to 10,511. Total rail carload volume increased 4.8% to 13,459, the rail association reported.
