WASHINGTON — The downward trend for U.S. rail traffic continued for the week ending Jan. 21, with overall traffic down 2.1% compared to the same week in 2022.
Total traffic was 467,485 carloads and intermodal units. That included 230,545 carloads, up 3.3%, and 236,940 trailers and containers, down 6.7%.
Traffic through three weeks of 2023 is down 3% from 2022, with carloads up 3% and intermodal traffic down 8.4%.
North American totals, for 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, was 645,615 carloads and intermodal units, down just 0.1%. That includes 336,113 carloads, up 6.8%, and 309,502 intermodal units, down 6.7%. Year-to-date traffic is down 0.5% compared to the first three weeks of 2022.
