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New month, same traffic story for North American railroads. During the week ending May 9, U.S. railroads' originated 249,576 carloads, down 25.5 percent compared with data from the same week in 2008, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Intermodal volume dropped 21 percent to 181,662 trailers or containers.

Canadian rail carload counts continued to lag, as well. Last week, their carloads plummeted 34.6 percent to 53,699, and intermodal volume fell 15.5 percent to 41,750 trailers or containers.

Meanwhile, Mexican railroads originated 9,575 carloads, down 16.9 percent, and 4,354 trailers or containers, down 22.8 percent.

For more information on North American railroads' traffic through 2009's first 18 weeks and in the week ending May 9, follow this link.