WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. rail traffic rebounded for the week ending Nov. 11, with overall volume up 3.4%, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
That bounce came after two straight weeks in which traffic had declined compared to the same week a year earlier.
The latest week’s traffic included 497,348 carloads and intermodal units. The 233,745 carloads represented a 2.3% gain from the corresponding week in 2022, while the 263,603 containers and trailers were a 4.4% increase.
Year-to-date traffic, though 45 weeks of 2023, shows carload volume up 0.1% and intermodal traffic down 6.8%, for an overall decrease of 3.6% compared to the same period in 2022.
North American figures for the week, from 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, were also up. The 347,446 carloads were a 4.5% increase, while the 345,647 intermodal units marked a gain of 3.2%. The overall volume of 693,093 carloads and intermodal units was up 3.8% from the same week in 2022. Year-to-date traffic for North America is down 3.2% compared to the first 45 weeks of 2022.
