North American rail traffic has decreased compared to 2023
Published by Oliver Kleinschmidt,
Editorial Assistant
Dry Bulk,
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported that total US.weekly rail traffic was 457 453 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.1% compared with the same week in 2023. Total carloads for the week ending 13 January were 213 277 carloads, down 10.2% compared with the same week in 2023, while US weekly intermodal volume was 244 176 containers and trailers, up 1.9% compared to 2023.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2023. They were chemicals, up 2591 carloads, to 33 076; petroleum and petroleum products, up 389 carloads, to 10 374; and forest products, up 80 carloads, to 8193. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2023 included coal, down 10 924 carloads, to 58 478; grain, down 8017 carloads, to 18 776; and nonmetallic minerals, down 4515 carloads, to 25 446.
For the first two weeks of 2024, US railroads reported cumulative volume of 421 453 carloads, down 5.0% from the same point in 2023; and 453 257 intermodal units, up 2.7% from 2023. Total combined US traffic for the first two weeks of 2024 was 874 710 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 1.1% compared to 2023.
North American rail volume for the week ending 13 January 2024, reported that US, Canadian and Mexican railroads totalled 316 875 carloads, down 9.1% compared with the same week in 2023, and 319 987 intermodal units, up 0.4% compared with 2023. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 636 862 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.6%. North American rail volume for the first two weeks of 2024 was 1 222 708 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.5% compared with 2023.
Canadian railroads reported 86 253 carloads for the week, down 10.8%, and 64 295 intermodal units, down 8.3% compared with the same week in 2023. For the first two weeks of 2024, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 295 353 carloads, containers and trailers, down 4.9%.
Mexican railroads reported 17 345 carloads for the week, up 19% compared with the same week in 2023, and 11 516 intermodal units, up 25.8%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first two weeks of 2024 was 52 645 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 16.3% from the same point in 2023.
Click here for free registration to Dry Bulk
Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/rail-barge/18012024/north-american-rail-traffic-has-decreased-compared-to-2023/
You might also like
Port of Corpus Christi announces 1Q24 volumes
The Port of Corpus Christi has announced its shipping volumes for the 1Q24.