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U.S. railroads needed just two weeks to restore what had been burgeoning container volume pre-port lockout. For the week ended Oct. 19, the roads moved 10.7 percent more containers, and 7.4 percent more trailers and containers compared with the same 2001 week, according to Association of American Railroads data released Oct. 24.


U.S. roads also moved 32.8 percent more intermodal carloads compared with the previous week.


During the year's first 42 weeks, the roads moved 7,517,058 trailers and containers, rising 3.9 percent compared with last year. During that span, AAR estimates total volume at 30.1 billion ton-miles, a 1.0 percent increase.


Canadian railroads also increased intermodal volume the week ended Oct. 19, moving 40,816 trailers and containers, or 2.2 percent more compared with a similar week last year.


Through 2002's first 42 weeks, Canadian roads moved 1,615,481 trailers and containers, jumping 10 percent compared with last year.


Also through 42 weeks, 16 reporting U.S. and Canadian roads moved 9,132,539 trailers and containers, rising 4.9 percent compared with last year.