AAR: total July carloads decline 8.8% led by coal at 17.5% and petroleum at 22%

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on August 3rd reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for July 2016:

AAR: Total weekly rail traffic down 5.3%

For the week ending July 23, 2016, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,070 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.3% compared with the same week last year, according the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

AAR: Total weekly rail traffic down 5.6%

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jul. 16, 2016:

Two arguments on two-person crews

The Federal Railroad Administration, at a July 15, 2016 hearing regarding the agency’s proposed rule mandating two-person crews, heard two sharply contrasting arguments, one from freight rail management, the other from labor.

AAR: weekly rail traffic’s summer slump

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on July 13th U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 9, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 442,113 carloads and intermodal units, down 17.2% compared with the same week last year.

AAR: carload traffic down 7% for June

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on July 6th reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for June 2016.

Summer don’t slump: Weekly AAR rail traffic report

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jun. 25, 2016, with fewer declines than previous weeks as we head into summer.

Grain gain helps offset coal and crude crash

In reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 18, 2016, the Association of American Railroads noted a large increase in grain shipments that partially offset substantial losses in coal and petroleum products.

AAR files with FRA in opposition to two-person crews

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released on June 15 its comments filed with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to withdraw its proposed rule mandating two-person crews on railroads.

AAR: Total U.S. weekly rail traffic down 7.5%

For the week ending Jun. 11, 2016, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,471 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.5% compared with the same week last year.

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