Carloads, Intermodal Volume Down for Week 45
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 12, 2022 (Week 45), dipped 2.5% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Nov. 16.
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 12, 2022 (Week 45), dipped 2.5% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Nov. 16.
Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 5, 2022 (Week 44) was virtually flat with the same week last year, as intermodal declines offset carload gains, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Nov. 9 report.
BNSF updates customers on compliance with Carta Porte regulations for Mexico shipments. Also, CN joins the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative.
BNSF Assistant Director-Advanced Energy Innovation James Taylor received the 2022 Environmental Excellence Award from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Nov. 2.
“October is usually one of the highest-volume months of the year for rail carloads, and it’s the top month so far this year,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President John T. Gray reported Nov. 2. But U.S. intermodal volumes “remained subdued,” he said, “thanks largely to high inventories at many retailers, lower port volumes and still-scarce warehouse capacity for many rail intermodal customers.”
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Nov. 1 published its fourth-annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 42 weeks of traffic data for 2022 (ending Oct. 22). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.1% from the same point last year—with decreases in the U.S. and Canada, and an increase in Mexico.
For the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, total U.S. rail traffic was up 0.7% over the same week last year; carloads came in 3.2% higher while intermodal volume continued its downward trend, dipping 1.6%, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Oct. 19 report.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Oct. 18 issued a new cybersecurity directive for designated passenger and freight railroads.
U.S. freight rail traffic dipped yet again in Week 40, compared with the prior-year period, as carloads fell just below 3% and intermodal dropped 2%, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported for the week ending Oct. 8, 2022. Mexican and Canadian volumes fared far better.