NORTH American rail volume for the week ending May 14, on 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican railways totalled 325,431 carloads, down 4.2 per cent year on year, and 367,153 intermodal units, down 4.2 per cent, according to Association of American Railroads (R).
Total combined weekly rail traffic in north America was 692,584 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.2 per cent. North American rail volume for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 12,770,815 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.9 per cent compared with 2021.
For the US, total weekly rail traffic was 505,120 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.4 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending May 14 were 230,128 carloads, down 5.2 per cent compared with the same week in 2021, while US weekly intermodal volume was 274,992 containers and trailers, down 5.5 per cent compared to 2021.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2021. They were nonmetallic minerals, up 1,570 carloads, to 33,344; farm products excluding grain, and food, up 993 carloads, to 16,257; and motor vehicles and parts, up 625 carloads, to 13,097.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2021 included coal, down 4,317 carloads, to 64,015; grain, down 3,561 carloads, to 21,910; and metallic ores and metals, down 2,289 carloads, to 21,426.
For the first 19 weeks of 2022, US railways reported cumulative volume of 4,368,828 carloads, up 0.6 per cent from the same point last year; and 5,001,231 intermodal units, down 6.9 per cent from last year. Total combined US traffic for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 9,370,059 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.5 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 74,072 carloads for the week, down 5.1 per cent, and 76,004 intermodal units, down 1.8 per cent compared with the same week in 2021. For the first 19 weeks of 2022, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 2,691,713 carloads, containers and trailers, down 6.7 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 21,231 carloads for the week, up 12.6 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 16,157 intermodal units, up 9.5 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 709,043 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 3.1 per cent from the same point last year.
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Total combined weekly rail traffic in north America was 692,584 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.2 per cent. North American rail volume for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 12,770,815 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.9 per cent compared with 2021.
For the US, total weekly rail traffic was 505,120 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.4 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending May 14 were 230,128 carloads, down 5.2 per cent compared with the same week in 2021, while US weekly intermodal volume was 274,992 containers and trailers, down 5.5 per cent compared to 2021.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2021. They were nonmetallic minerals, up 1,570 carloads, to 33,344; farm products excluding grain, and food, up 993 carloads, to 16,257; and motor vehicles and parts, up 625 carloads, to 13,097.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2021 included coal, down 4,317 carloads, to 64,015; grain, down 3,561 carloads, to 21,910; and metallic ores and metals, down 2,289 carloads, to 21,426.
For the first 19 weeks of 2022, US railways reported cumulative volume of 4,368,828 carloads, up 0.6 per cent from the same point last year; and 5,001,231 intermodal units, down 6.9 per cent from last year. Total combined US traffic for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 9,370,059 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.5 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 74,072 carloads for the week, down 5.1 per cent, and 76,004 intermodal units, down 1.8 per cent compared with the same week in 2021. For the first 19 weeks of 2022, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 2,691,713 carloads, containers and trailers, down 6.7 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 21,231 carloads for the week, up 12.6 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 16,157 intermodal units, up 9.5 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 19 weeks of 2022 was 709,043 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 3.1 per cent from the same point last year.
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