TOTAL combined weekly rail traffic in North America came in at 764,386 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.2 per cent year on year for the week ending August 25.
Total US weekly rail traffic was 565,706 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.9 per cent, reported the Association of American Railroads (R).
Canadian railways reported 85,021 carloads for the week, up 3.4 per cent, and 72,983 intermodal units, up 2.9 per cent compared with the same week in 2017.
For the first 34 weeks of 2018, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 5,055,944 carloads, containers and trailers, up 3.9 per cent.
Mexican railroads reported 20,932 carloads for the week, down 6.6 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 19,744 intermodal units, down 4.3 per cent.
Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 34 weeks of 2018 was 1,310,756 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers.
For the first 34 weeks of 2018, US railroads reported cumulative volume of 8,901,367 carloads, up 1.7 per cent from the same point last year; and 9,417,104 intermodal units, up six per cent from last year.
Total combined US traffic for the first 34 weeks of 2018 was 18,318,471 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.9 per cent compared to last year.
Eight of the 10 carload commodity groups posted year-onm-year increases. They included grain, up 2,184 carloads to 22,064; petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,980 carloads to 11,332; and metallic ores and metals, up 1,587 carloads to 25,451.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 were coal, down 5,010 carloads to 91,300; and miscellaneous carloads, down 27 carloads to 9,881.
Total US weekly rail traffic was 565,706 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.9 per cent, reported the Association of American Railroads (R).
Canadian railways reported 85,021 carloads for the week, up 3.4 per cent, and 72,983 intermodal units, up 2.9 per cent compared with the same week in 2017.
For the first 34 weeks of 2018, Canadian railways reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 5,055,944 carloads, containers and trailers, up 3.9 per cent.
Mexican railroads reported 20,932 carloads for the week, down 6.6 per cent compared with the same week last year, and 19,744 intermodal units, down 4.3 per cent.
Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 34 weeks of 2018 was 1,310,756 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers.
For the first 34 weeks of 2018, US railroads reported cumulative volume of 8,901,367 carloads, up 1.7 per cent from the same point last year; and 9,417,104 intermodal units, up six per cent from last year.
Total combined US traffic for the first 34 weeks of 2018 was 18,318,471 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.9 per cent compared to last year.
Eight of the 10 carload commodity groups posted year-onm-year increases. They included grain, up 2,184 carloads to 22,064; petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,980 carloads to 11,332; and metallic ores and metals, up 1,587 carloads to 25,451.
Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2017 were coal, down 5,010 carloads to 91,300; and miscellaneous carloads, down 27 carloads to 9,881.