U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending April 6, reports AAR
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Rail carloads, at 209,142, were off 4.5% annually, trailing the weeks ending March 30 and March 23, at 218,753, and 219,586, respectively.
AAR said that six of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: grain, up 3,221 carloads, to 22,000; motor vehicles and parts, up 1,983 carloads, to 16,315; and chemicals, up 1,574 carloads, to 31,907. Commodity posting annual declines included: coal, down 15,107 carloads, to 46,688; nonmetallic minerals, down 2,078 carloads, to 29,540; and metallic ores and metals, down 848 carloads, to 19,403.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 241,000 units, increased 7.6% annually, trailing the weeks ending March 30 and March 23, at 253,918, and 255,010, respectively.
Through the first 14 weeks of 2024, U.S. rail carloads, at 2,982,969, are down 4.2% annually, and intermodal units, at 3,509,647, are up 9.0%.
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