RAIL freight volume in north American for the week ending August 21 on 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican railways totalled 324,958 carloads, up 0.6 per cent compared with the same week last year, reported the Association of American Railroads (R).
Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 684,671 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.5 per cent. North American rail volume for the first 33 weeks of 2021 was 22,933,975 carloads and intermodal units, up 9.9 per cent compared with 2020.
Total carloads in the US for that week were 230,095 carloads, up 7.1 per cent compared with the same week in 2020, while US weekly intermodal volume was 273,124 containers and trailers, up 2.6 per cent compared to 2020.
For this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 501,273 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.6 per cent compared with the same week last year while weekly intermodal volume was 270,519 containers and trailers, was down 5.1 per cent year on year.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted increases compared with the same week in 2020. They included metallic ores and metals, up 4,551 carloads, to 23,522; nonmetallic minerals, up 2,802 carloads, to 33,109; and miscellaneous carloads, up 1,042 carloads, to 10,653.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2020 included grain, down 4,483 carloads, to 18,098; motor vehicles and parts, down 2,513 carloads, to 13,974; and farm products excluding grain and food, down 1,042 carloads to 14,906.
Canadian railways reported 74,355 carloads for the week, up 3.1 per cent, and 73,855 intermodal units, up 7.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2020. For the first 33 weeks of 2021, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,899,749 carloads, containers and trailers, up 6.9 per cent.
Mexican railroads reported 19,849 carloads for the week, down 6.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 15,339 intermodal units, down 15.2 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 33 weeks of 2021 was 1,213,105 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up six per cent from the same point last year.
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Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 684,671 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.5 per cent. North American rail volume for the first 33 weeks of 2021 was 22,933,975 carloads and intermodal units, up 9.9 per cent compared with 2020.
Total carloads in the US for that week were 230,095 carloads, up 7.1 per cent compared with the same week in 2020, while US weekly intermodal volume was 273,124 containers and trailers, up 2.6 per cent compared to 2020.
For this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 501,273 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.6 per cent compared with the same week last year while weekly intermodal volume was 270,519 containers and trailers, was down 5.1 per cent year on year.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted increases compared with the same week in 2020. They included metallic ores and metals, up 4,551 carloads, to 23,522; nonmetallic minerals, up 2,802 carloads, to 33,109; and miscellaneous carloads, up 1,042 carloads, to 10,653.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2020 included grain, down 4,483 carloads, to 18,098; motor vehicles and parts, down 2,513 carloads, to 13,974; and farm products excluding grain and food, down 1,042 carloads to 14,906.
Canadian railways reported 74,355 carloads for the week, up 3.1 per cent, and 73,855 intermodal units, up 7.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2020. For the first 33 weeks of 2021, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,899,749 carloads, containers and trailers, up 6.9 per cent.
Mexican railroads reported 19,849 carloads for the week, down 6.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 15,339 intermodal units, down 15.2 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 33 weeks of 2021 was 1,213,105 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up six per cent from the same point last year.
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