United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending September 28, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads, at 227,046, were down 3.5% annually, trailing the weeks ending September 21 and September 14, at 232,818, and 232,154, respectively.
AAR reported that four of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: grain, up 2,435 carloads, to 20,941; motor vehicles and parts, up 732 carloads, to 16,705; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 617 carloads, to 10,782. Commodity groups posting annual decreases included: coal, down 6,955 carloads, to 60,885; nonmetallic minerals, down 3,168 carloads, to 30,583; and metallic ores and metals, down 1,863 carloads, to 21,213.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 280,491, saw a 6.2% annual increase, trailing the weeks ending September 21 and September 14, at 289,294, and 290,403, respectively.
Through the first 39 weeks of 2024, U.S. rail carloads, at 8,472,040, are down 3.3% annually, and intermodal units, at 10,211,605, are up 9.5% annually.
