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10/18/2004



Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

AAR: U.S. roads miss all-time weekly intermodal volume mark, continue to hit traffic stride


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During the week ending Oct. 9, U.S. railroads didn't set another weekly intermodal volume record as they had the previous week, but they came close. The roads moved 230,237 trailers and containers compared with 231,025 units the week of Sept. 25, according to Association of American Railroads data.

Meanwhile, the roads' weekly carloads totaling 349,092 units rose 1.7 percent compared with similar 2003 data. Carload volume increased 3.5 percent in the West but decreased 0.5 percent in the East.

During the year's first 40 weeks, U.S. roads moved 13,433,660 carloads, up 3 percent, and 8,375,177 trailers and containers, up 9.6 percent compared with last year. Total estimated volume rose 4 percent to 1.21 trillion ton-miles.

Meanwhile, Canadian railroads moved more carloads but fewer intermodal loads during the week ending Oct. 9. Carloads totaling 73,048 units increased 7.7 percent; intermodal loads totaling 44,609 units decreased 0.9 percent compared with similar 2003 data.

During the year's first 40 weeks, Canadian roads increased carloads 8.1 percent to 2,677,613 units and intermodal loads, 0.1 percent to 1,671,695 units compared with last year.

On a combined cumulative-volume basis through 40 weeks, 15 reporting U.S. and Canadian roads moved 16,111,273 carloads, up 3.8 percent, and 10,046,872 trailers and containers, up 7.9 percent compared with 2003 data.

In Mexico, TFM S.A. de C.V. increased weekly carloads 12.1 percent to 9,535 units and intermodal loads, 30.6 percent to 4,400 units. Through 40 weeks, TFM moved 346,473 carloads, up 2.5 percent, and 147,911 trailers and containers, up 5.2 percent compared with last year.