North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 22 weeks of 2025 (ending May 31) was up 3.2% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
The 30th Annual AAR Research Review, hosted by MxV Rail from April 29 to May 1, 2025, brought together more than 300 attendees from around the world, including Class I and short
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 30 issued a decision removing its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. This deregulatory action, it said, follows a unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the rule.
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 21 weeks of 2025 (ending May 24) was up 3.3% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending May 17, 2025 (Week 20), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 490,775 carloads and intermodal
ITS Logistics issues its May US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. Also, the Port of Long Beach sees its strongest April on record; and South Carolina (SC) Ports maintains “productive, reliable service” in the Southeast.
For the first 19 weeks of 2025 (ending May 10), North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.5% from the same period last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report. Both the United States and Canada saw gains, but Mexico experienced a loss.
On May 6, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) filed comments in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Request for Information (RFI) (Docket No DOT-OST-2025-0026-0001), calling on the agency to
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 18 weeks of 2025 (ending May 3) was up 3.4% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported May 7. The United States and Canada saw gains, while Mexico experienced a loss.
More than 300 freight rail industry representatives—from Class I’s and short lines to suppliers and contractors, and the major associations that represent them—are coming together in force on and around Capitol Hill on May 7.