Intermodal Traffic Rises for First Time in Four Weeks
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose for the first time in four weeks, rising 4% in the week ended March 7 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Railroads moved 522,383 intermodal trailers and containers, AAR reported March 11 in its weekly report. The rise follows a 6.3% decline the prior week.
Rail carload volume, which excludes intermodal units, declined 2.1% year-over-year to 268,620 carloads.
Three of the 10 commodity groups AAR tracks increased over last year, led by grain at 11.2%.
Intermodal volume for all of North America rose 6.2% to 323,067 trailers and containers.
Canadian railroads moved 58,622 intermodal units, a 14.1% rise. Mexican rail moved 10,683 units, a 19.6% increase from the same time last year.
Year-to-date U.S. intermodal volume declined 2.1% to 2.2 million units.
