Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 26, 2019

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 26, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,026 carloads and intermodal units, down 4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending January 26 were 248,937 carloads, down 4.7 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 273,089 containers and trailers, down 3.3 percent compared to 2018.

Challenges mount for US intermodal rail

As a new year for US transportation begins, the question of what’s to come inevitably comes to the fore. For intermodal, 2018 was a good year, the best in some time. But it also was a year of missed opportunities. Rather than a springboard for future gains, the industry’s performance may have created new challenges that will need to be overcome in the coming months. Meanwhile, big changes are underway in the underlying intermodal network and service offerings, with uncertain implications for the industry’s growth prospects.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 19, 2019

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 19, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 543,111 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.9 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending January 19 were 258,833 carloads, up 7.4 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 284,278 containers and trailers, up 6.5 percent compared to 2018.

US intermodal growth to slow as tariffs pinch

US intermodal volume is set to grow for the third straight year but at a slower rate than 2018, thanks to international and domestic pressures. Tariffs on Chinese goods threaten the consumer confidence that drives the railing of containerized imports and US manufacturing. Trucking will also compete for domestic freight as spot market capacity is more abundant than it was a year ago, pressuring Class I railroad operators and intermodal market companies to be more competitive with price and service.

Rail Traffic for December and the Week Ending January 12, 2019

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 12, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 555,127 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending January 12 were 266,240 carloads, up 10.3 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 288,887 containers and trailers, up 6.8 percent compared to 2018.

Rail Traffic for December and the Week Ending January 5, 2019

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 5, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 436,103 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending January 5 were 221,759 carloads, up 6.2 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 214,344 containers and trailers, up 3.4 percent compared to 2018.

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 22, 2018

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 22, 2018. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 567,252 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending December 22 were 277,111 carloads, up 3.1 percent compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 290,141 containers and trailers, up 5.3 percent compared to 2017.