The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported total U.S. Class I rail traffic for the week ended July 20, 2019 of 526,010 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.9% compared with the same week last year. For Canada’s railroads, traffic is on the rise, compared to 2018.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ended July 13, 2019, and it appears that it’s still “in the doldrums.”
Though still very early, it appears that July is no salvation for rail freight traffic’s June swoon.
Manufacturing, housing and trade tensions are the main culprits for rail traffic’s fifth straight month of decline, according to Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President Policy and Economics John T. Gray.
No news is good news—or so it seems when the Association of American Railroads (AAR) sends out its weekly report on U.S. rail traffic.
In an unfortunate sign of the times, U.S. weekly rail traffic has continued its slide, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
On the heels of a dreary May, things are not looking up for rail traffic in June, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
U.S. rail freight traffic appears to be heading off-track, based on figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) for the week ended June 1. The month of May 2019, too, was bleak—as was year-to-date, compared to the prior-year five-month period.
Total carloads were down and only three commodity groups saw year-over-year increases for the week ended May 25, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Total carloads and half of the 10 carload commodity groups were up year-over-year for the week ended May 18, according to figures released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).