RAIL freight volume in North America for the week ending December 26 was down 1.8 per cent to 271,170 carloads year on year but up 16.8 per cent to 288,897 intermodal units, according to the Association of American Railroads (R).
Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 560,067 carloads and intermodal units, up seven per cent. North American rail volume for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 34,039,326 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.8 per cent compared with 2019.
US weekly rail traffic was 405,111 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.4 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total US carloads for the week ending December 26 were 185,029 carloads, down 3.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2019, while US weekly intermodal volume was 220,082 containers and trailers, up 20.8 per cent compared to 2019.
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2019. They included grain, up 6,242 carloads, to 21,769; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,647 carloads, to 10,211; and miscellaneous carloads, up 997 carloads, to 6,647. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2019 included coal, down 9,611 carloads, to 50,742; metallic ores and metals, down 1,589 carloads, to 18,330; and chemicals, down 1,394 carloads, to 27,479.
Total combined US traffic for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 24,735,526 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 7.4 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 70,407 carloads for the week, down 0.8 per cent, and 57,027 intermodal units, up 8.1 per cent compared with the same week in 2019. For the first 52 weeks of 2020, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,505,256 carloads, containers and trailers, down 4.2 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 15,734 carloads for the week, up 14.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 11,788 intermodal units, down 5.7 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railways for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 1,798,544 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 9.6 per cent from the same point last year.
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Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 560,067 carloads and intermodal units, up seven per cent. North American rail volume for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 34,039,326 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.8 per cent compared with 2019.
US weekly rail traffic was 405,111 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.4 per cent compared with the same week last year.
Total US carloads for the week ending December 26 were 185,029 carloads, down 3.4 per cent compared with the same week in 2019, while US weekly intermodal volume was 220,082 containers and trailers, up 20.8 per cent compared to 2019.
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2019. They included grain, up 6,242 carloads, to 21,769; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,647 carloads, to 10,211; and miscellaneous carloads, up 997 carloads, to 6,647. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2019 included coal, down 9,611 carloads, to 50,742; metallic ores and metals, down 1,589 carloads, to 18,330; and chemicals, down 1,394 carloads, to 27,479.
Total combined US traffic for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 24,735,526 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 7.4 per cent compared to last year.
Canadian railways reported 70,407 carloads for the week, down 0.8 per cent, and 57,027 intermodal units, up 8.1 per cent compared with the same week in 2019. For the first 52 weeks of 2020, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 7,505,256 carloads, containers and trailers, down 4.2 per cent.
Mexican railways reported 15,734 carloads for the week, up 14.1 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 11,788 intermodal units, down 5.7 per cent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railways for the first 52 weeks of 2020 was 1,798,544 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 9.6 per cent from the same point last year.
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