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Another week, another disappointing traffic report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). During the week ending Oct. 10, U.S. railroads originated 273,429 carloads, down 17.2 percent, and 208,941 intermodal loads, down 11 percent compared with volume from the same week last year. Regionally, carloads fell 15.4 percent in the West and 19.7 percent in the East, the AAR said.

Canadian railroads reported weekly carload volume of 67,651 units, down 13.6 percent, and intermodal volume of 45,392 units, down 9.5 percent. Mexican railroads’ originated carloads declined 4.8 percent to 11,683 units and intermodal volume dropped 10.8 percent to 7,043 units.

For more AAR data on North American railroads' traffic for the week ending Oct. 10 and through 2009’s first 40 weeks, follow this link.