Rail traffic continues off track
In an unfortunate sign of the times, U.S. weekly rail traffic has continued its slide, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Association of American Railroads
June continues May’s rail traffic slide
On the heels of a dreary May, things are not looking up for rail traffic in June, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
AAR: Rail traffic’s decline due to “combination of factors”
U.S. rail freight traffic appears to be heading off-track, based on figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) for the week ended June 1. The month of May 2019, too, was bleak—as was year-to-date, compared to the prior-year five-month period.
AAR: Freight traffic, total carloads decline
Total carloads were down and only three commodity groups saw year-over-year increases for the week ended May 25, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
AAR: Freight traffic now batting .500—which isn’t great
Total carloads and half of the 10 carload commodity groups were up year-over-year for the week ended May 18, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
AAR: Following optimism, rail traffic up to its old tricks
Despite a recent glimmer of hope, rail traffic was down save for three of the 10 carload commodity groups posting year-over-year increases for the week ended May 11, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
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AAR: Rail traffic showing signs of life
In another possible sign that rail traffic is on the rise, total carloads and North American rail volume were slightly up, some international intermodal volume saw rises and four of the 10 carload commodity groups notched year-over-year increases, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) for the week ended May 4.
AAR: Rail freight traffic “significantly improved”
U.S. rail freight traffic appears to be on an upswing, based on figures released by the Association of American Railroads for the week ended April 27. The month of April 2019, though down compared to the prior-year period, was much improved over March 2019. Year to date, traffic is down compared to the prior-year four-month period, but the gap appears to be narrowing.
Petroleum, coal stay hot
As has been the case for the past couple of weeks, three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted a year-over-year increase while all other traffic suffered, according to figures released on April 24 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) for the week ended April 20.