WASHINGTON — Overall U.S. rail traffic remained below levels of a year earlier for the week ending March 12, 2022, according to Association of American Railroads statistics.
Weekly traffic included 496,134 carloads and intermodal unites, down 4.7% from the corresponding week in 2021. That included 232,388 carloads, a 0.9% increase, and 263,746 containers and trailers, a 9.1% drop.
Total traffic for the week did remain slightly above the weekly average for 2022 to date, which is 485,067 carloads and intermodal unites. Year-to-date totals place total traffic 2.6% below the 10-week totals for 2021, with carloads up 3.2% and intermodal traffic down 7.2%.
North American totals — for 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads — include 328,598 carloads, down 1.2% from the corresponding week in 2021; 349,088 intermodal units, down 8.1%, and total traffic of 677,686 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.9%. Year-to-date North American totals are 4% behind 2021 figures.
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