Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Dec. 7, 2024 (Week 49) was up 4.4% from the prior-year period, with intermodal gains offsetting carload losses, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
Siemens Mobility announced Dec. 5 that it will continue its efforts to “future-proof legacy rail networks across the country” by partnering with mission-critical wireless data network developer Ondas Networks to upgrade Metra’s legacy 900 MHz communications network with Siemens Mobility’s Airlink wireless networking equipment.
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 30, 2024 (Week 48) came in at 439,362 carloads and intermodal units, down 13.8% from the same week last year, which did not include
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 23, 2024 (Week 47), came in at 520,798 carloads and intermodal units, rising 25.6% from the same week last year (which included the Thanksgiving holiday), based on 230,036 carloads—up 17.6% from 2023—and intermodal volume of 290,762 containers and trailers—up 32.8%, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Nov. 27.
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Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.2% through the first 46 weeks of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Nov. 20. The United States and Mexico experienced gains while Canada saw losses through the week ending Nov. 16, 2024.
Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% through the first 45 weeks of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Nov. 13. The United States and Mexico experienced gains while Canada saw losses through the week ending Nov. 9, 2024.
The freight rail industry, under the leadership of the Association of American Railroad (AAR), on Nov. 8 filed litigation in multiple courts across the nation challenging the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) “failure to act on numerous overdue waiver requests.”
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Oct. 30 honored four railroaders for their “commitment to sustainability and advancing the industry’s environmental efforts” at the 2024 Railroad Environmental Conference. The 26th award
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024 (Week 43) came in at 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% from the same week last year, based on 228,829 carloads—up