NORTH American rail volume for the week ending October 24 fell 5.1 per cent year on year to 328,057 carloads carried by 12 reporting US, Canadian and Mexican railways, released by Association of American Railroads (R).
Total US weekly rail traffic was 522,653 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.9 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending October 24 were 227,543 carloads, down 6.5 per cent compared with the same week in 2019, while US weekly intermodal volume was 295,110 containers and trailers, up 9.4 per cent compared to 2019.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2019. They included grain, up 4,901 carloads, to 26,044; chemicals, up 831 carloads, to 30,947; and motor vehicles and parts, up 602 carloads, to 15,462. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2019 included coal, down 15,756 carloads, to 57,536; nonmetallic minerals, down 3,360 carloads, to 31,072; and petroleum and petroleum products, down 2,827 carloads, to 10,169.
For the first 43 weeks of 2020, US railways reported cumulative volume of 9,253,138 carloads, down 14.7 per cent from the same point last year; and 10,910,893 intermodal units, down 4.8 per cent from last year.
Total combined US traffic for the first 43 weeks of 2020 was 20,164,031 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 9.6 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 80,384 carloads for the week, down 2.1 per cent, and 79,792 intermodal units, up 12.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2019. For the first 43 weeks of 2020, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,109,272 carloads, containers and trailers, down 6.4 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 20,130 carloads for the week, up 0.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 14,478 intermodal units, down 26.5 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 43 weeks of 2020 was 1,476,419 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 10.8 per cent from the same point last year.
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Total US weekly rail traffic was 522,653 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.9 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending October 24 were 227,543 carloads, down 6.5 per cent compared with the same week in 2019, while US weekly intermodal volume was 295,110 containers and trailers, up 9.4 per cent compared to 2019.
Five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2019. They included grain, up 4,901 carloads, to 26,044; chemicals, up 831 carloads, to 30,947; and motor vehicles and parts, up 602 carloads, to 15,462. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2019 included coal, down 15,756 carloads, to 57,536; nonmetallic minerals, down 3,360 carloads, to 31,072; and petroleum and petroleum products, down 2,827 carloads, to 10,169.
For the first 43 weeks of 2020, US railways reported cumulative volume of 9,253,138 carloads, down 14.7 per cent from the same point last year; and 10,910,893 intermodal units, down 4.8 per cent from last year.
Total combined US traffic for the first 43 weeks of 2020 was 20,164,031 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 9.6 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 80,384 carloads for the week, down 2.1 per cent, and 79,792 intermodal units, up 12.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2019. For the first 43 weeks of 2020, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 6,109,272 carloads, containers and trailers, down 6.4 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 20,130 carloads for the week, up 0.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 14,478 intermodal units, down 26.5 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 43 weeks of 2020 was 1,476,419 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 10.8 per cent from the same point last year.
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