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Another week, another record-setting traffic performance for U.S. railroads. During the week ending Aug. 28, they originated a 2010-high 302,358 carloads, up 5.8 percent, and a 2010-high 237,194 intermodal loads, up 17.1 percent compared with volumes from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Fifteen of 19 carload commodity groups registered gains, led by a 66.2 percent jump in metallic ores traffic. Carload volume rose 4.7 percent in the East and 6.6 percent in the West.

Meanwhile, Canadian railroads reported weekly volume of 76,064 carloads, up 16.5 percent, and 53,747 containers and trailers, up 24.4 percent year over year. Mexican railroads’ weekly carloads climbed 18 percent to 14,531 units and intermodal volume jumped 26.7 percent to 8,168 units.
 
Through 2010’s first 34 weeks, 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads originated 12.6 million carloads, up 10 percent, and 9 million containers and trailers, up 14.9 year over year.

For more AAR traffic data for the week ending Aug. 28 and through 34 weeks, follow this link.