• December 06, 2012
• Class I

U.S. freight traffic slumps as December begins

• November 29, 2012
• Class I

For U.S. rail freight, more of the same mix

• November 21, 2012
• Class I

U.S. maintains mixed freight traffic picture

The Association of American Railroads Wednesday reported mixed U.S. weekly rail traffic results for the week ending Nov. 17, 2012. U.S. freight carload traffic declined 4.3% measured against the comparable week in 2011, while U.S. intermodal volume added to its 2012 winning streak, up 2.4%.

• November 20, 2012
• Class I

AAR to STB: Consider nat gas competition for coal rate cases

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) said Monday it has petitioned the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate a rulemaking that would propose re-introducing indirect competition— specifically product and geographic competition for fuel used to generate power— as a factor to be considered in determining if the STB has jurisdiction to hear rate cases involving the transportation of coal to coal-fired power plants.

• November 15, 2012
• C&S/IT

NTSB adds PTC to its Most Wanted list

The National Transportation Safety Board’s annual “Ten Most Wanted” list of safety improvements is aimed at reducing the 35,000 annual transportation fatalities. While rail-related fatalities are a small fraction of that number, rail safety makes this year’s list, released Wednesday, with an entry on Positive Train Control.

• November 15, 2012
• Class I

U.S. freight traffic trends resume familiar mix

U.S. freight rail traffic resumed its 2012 norm during the week ending Nov. 10, 2012—gains intermodal, declines in carload freight—the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. The resumption of a yearlong pattern followed a week where Hurricane Sandy impacted both freight carload and intermodal traffic volume.

• November 08, 2012
• Class I

Hurricane’s impact dampens U.S. freight traffic

Data released Nov. 8 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) showed Hurricane Sandy disrupted U.S. intermodal volume’s winning streak during the week ending Nov. 3, 2012. The hurricane also solidified U.S. freight carload traffic’s continuing slide during the latest week.

• November 02, 2012
• Class I

U.S. traffic tanks, but intermodal remains up

October’s final week was not a busy one for U.S. railroads. The Association of American Railroads report for the week ending October 27, 2012, shows U.S. railroads originating 287,104 carloads, down seven percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 253,186 trailers and containers, up 3.9 percent compared with the same week last year.

• October 25, 2012
• Class I

U.S. freight slump hits more commodity groups

For the week ending Oct. 20, 2012, a key difference in the continuing slump in U.S. freight carload traffic is the number of commodity groups affected, according to data released Thursday by the Association of American Railroads.

• October 18, 2012
• Class I

AAR: Intermodal strong, carload volume weak

U.S. freight carload traffic for the week ending Oct. 13, 2012 remained unable to surmount 2011 levels, down 6.1% when measured against the comparable week one year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. U.S. intermodal volume, for its part, maintained its own positive momentum, up 2.6% for the week compared with 2011.