U.S. weekly rail traffic falls 5.9% year-over-year
The Association of American Railroads ((AAR)) reported on Wednesday that for the week ending August 26, 2023, U.S. rail traffic was 472,525 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.9% year-over-year.
Total carloads for the week fell 3.9% to 226,679 carloads, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 245,846 containers and trailers, dropping 7.7%.

Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted a year-over-year increase for the week. They included motor vehicles and parts, petroleum and petroleum products, and nonmetallic minerals.
Commodity groups that posted decreases included coal, grain and miscellaneous carloads.
North American rail volume for the week, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads stood at 327,192 carloads, a decrease of 3.4%, and 327,499 intermodal units, down 8.9%.
Canadian railroads reported 83,877 carloads for the week, down 4.8%, and 69,342 intermodal units, down 15.8%.
Mexican railroads reported 16,636 carloads for the week, up 12.9%, and 12,311 intermodal units, up 15.3%.
Related Tickers: Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP), Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI), CSX Corp. (NASDAQ:CSX), and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC).
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