WASHINGTON – U.S. weekly rail traffic was up 2.3% compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported today.
For the week ending Jan. 6, U.S. railroads originated 208,176 carloads, up 0.9% compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 209,081 containers and trailers, up 3.7% compared to 2023.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2023. They included chemicals; farm products excl. grain, and food; and grain. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2023 were motor vehicles and parts, coal, and nonmetallic minerals.
North American rail volume for the week ending Jan. 6 on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads was up 1.3% compared with the same week last year, while intermodal was up 12.5% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was up 6.6%.
For the first week of 2024, Canadian railroads reported that their total traffic was up 0.7%.
