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3/16/2023
U.S. rail traffic in the week ending March 11 totaled 458,629 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.6% compared with volumes moved during the same week in 2022, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.
Total carloads came in at 229,426 carloads, down 1.5%, AAR officials said in a press release. U.S. intermodal volume for the week totaled 229,383 containers and trailers, down 13%.
Three of the 10 carload commodity groups AAR tracks each week posted increases compared to ta year ago. They were: motor vehicles and parts, up 1,333 carloads to 15,271; nonmetallic minerals, up 1,259 carloads to 31,270; and farm products excluding grain, and food, up 164 carloads to 17,238.
Groups posting decreases included chemicals, down 2,915 carloads to 33,013; grain, down 1,080 carloads to 20,174; and metallic ores and metals, down 1,078 carloads to 18,962.
Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 10 weeks of 2023 was 4,626,167 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
Canadian railroads reported 79,559 carloads for the week, up 6.7%, and 59,978 intermodal units, down 12.7%. In the first 10 weeks of 2023, Canadian railroads reported 1,389,650 carloads, containers and trailers, up 3.1% compared with the same period last year.
Mexican railroads posted 21,962 carloads for the week, up 7.9%, and 14,266 intermodal units, down 6.5%. In the first 10 weeks of 2023, Mexican railroads logged 369,054 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.3% compared with the same period a year ago.