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.
Unbelievable…worse than last year at this time? The last time the RR industry was in peril was do to the gov’t subsidizing their competition this time they’re going to do themselves in! The end is near.
PSR at it’s best.