WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic for April remains slightly below 2021 levels in the latest statistics released by the Association of American Railroads. U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 9, 2022, was 508,343 carloads and intermodal units, down 1% compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending April 9 were 236,459 carloads, up 1.4% compared with the same week in 2021, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 271,884 containers and trailers, down 3.1% compared to 2021.
For the first 14 weeks of 2022, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 3,223,599 carloads, up 2.5% from the same point last year; and 3,641,782 intermodal units, down 6.6% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 14 weeks of 2022 was 6,865,381 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 2.5% compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week ending April 9, 2022, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 337,598 carloads, up 0.9% compared with the same week last year, and 363,293 intermodal units, down 2.6% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 700,891 carloads and intermodal units, down 1%. North American rail volume for the first 14 weeks of 2022 was 9,314,334 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.7% compared with 2021.
