- U.S. freight-rail traffic for the week ending August 10 increased by 5.2% to 496,509 carloads and intermodal units.
- Carload volume slightly decreased by 0.9% to 222,039 units.
- Intermodal activity rose by 10.6% to 274,470 containers and trailers.
- Six of the ten tracked carload commodity groups saw gains:
- Grain increased by 26.6%.
- Chemicals increased by 9.9%.
- Farm products excluding grain and food increased by 3.5%.
- Declines were noted in:
- Coal (down 11.1%).
- Metallic ores and metals (down 4.5%).
- Nonmetallic minerals (down 3.9%).
- Canadian railroads:
- Carloads increased by 2.5% to 89,620 units.
- Intermodal units increased by 5.5% to 66,976 units.
- Mexican railroads:
- Carloads increased by 6.2% to 15,145 units.
- Intermodal units increased by 27.9% to 12,322 units.
- Year-to-date (first 32 weeks of 2024):
- U.S. railroads: 15,102,002 carloads and intermodal units (up 2.5%).
- Canadian railroads: 5,114,967 carloads, containers, and trailers (up 1.4%).
- Mexican railroads: 926,052 carloads and intermodal units (up 3.3%).
{This summary covers the key facts and insights from the original article, offering information about carload volume in week 32.}
Source: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-carload-volume-fairly-flat-in-Week-32--72619