AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Still Down
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended August 10, 2019, and it’s still trending in the wrong direction—though the U.S.’s neighbor to the north saw a slight uptick.
Association of American Railroads
AAR: Rail Traffic Suffers Sixth Straight Month of Decline
Declines in coal, grain and intermodal were largely responsible for rail traffic’s sixth straight month of decline, according to AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics John T. Gray.
Railroads, Like the Economy, Need Greater Certainty
Editor’s Note: RealClear Markets published this editorial by AAR President and CEO Ian Jefferies on Aug. 1. With mixed economic signals coming from Washington D.C., Jefferies argues that federal lawmakers must do their part to provide certainty.
AAR: Rail Traffic Still Down
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported total U.S. Class I rail traffic for the week ended July 27, 2019 of 534,498 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.4% compared with the same week last year.
U.S. Freight Rail Traffic: Same Stuff, Different Week
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported total U.S. Class I rail traffic for the week ended July 20, 2019 of 526,010 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.9% compared with the same week last year. For Canada’s railroads, traffic is on the rise, compared to 2018.
July still no salvation for traffic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended July 13, 2019, and it appears that it’s still “in the doldrums.”
July traffic following June’s tracks
Though still very early, it appears that July is no salvation for rail freight traffic’s June swoon.
AAR: Demand for rail service “in the doldrums”
Manufacturing, housing and trade tensions are the main culprits for rail traffic’s fifth straight month of decline, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President Policy and Economics John T. Gray.
June no boon for rail traffic
No news is good news—or so it seems when the Association of American Railroads (AAR) sends out its weekly report on U.S. rail traffic.
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).