U.S. rail traffic slips by over 22% in most recent week

(Source: Freight Waves, April 30, 2020)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Weekly U.S. rail traffic continued to tumble as sheltering-in-place mandates and structural declines for U.S. coal consumption dragged volumes lower. U.S. rail volumes slipped 22.4% to 414,123 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April 25, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Of that, U.S. carloads tumbled 28.2% to 192,210 carloads, while U.S. intermodal units slipped 16.5% to 22,013 intermodal containers and trailers. The percentage changes compare last week’s figures to the same weekly period in 2019.

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Thursday, April 30, 2020