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For Week 28, Carloads Rise, Intermodal Falls
July 19, 2023 Class I
For Week 28, Carloads Rise, Intermodal Falls
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 15, 2023 (Week 28) was 478,153 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.4% from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) July 19 report. Total carloads were 225,609, up 0.9%, while intermodal volume of 252,544 containers and trailers fell 5.3%. Year-to-date, carloads improved 0.5%, but intermodal dropped 10.0% from the prior-year period.
In comparison, for the week ending July 8, 2023, U.S. Class I railroads hauled a total of 407,843 carloads and intermodal units, declining 5.1% from the same week last year, according to AAR. That comprises 197,086 carloads—down 2.3% from the year-earlier period—and 210,757 containers and trailers—down 7.6% from 2022.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase for the week ending July 15, 2023, compared with the same week last year. They included motor vehicles and parts, up 1,828 carloads, to 14,678; nonmetallic minerals, up 1,441 carloads, to 34,008; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 581 carloads, to 9,857. Commodity groups that posted decreases were grain, down 1,926 carloads, to 16,032; forest products, down 677 carloads, to 7,977; and coal, down three carloads, to 65,631.
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For Week 28, Carloads Rise, Intermodal Falls
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 15, 2023 (Week 28) was 478,153 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.4% from the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) July 19 report. Total carloads were 225,609, up 0.9%, while intermodal volume of 252,544 containers and trailers fell 5.3%. Year-to-date, carloads improved 0.5%, but intermodal dropped 10.0% from the prior-year period.
In comparison, for the week ending July 8, 2023, U.S. Class I railroads hauled a total of 407,843 carloads and intermodal units, declining 5.1% from the same week last year, according to AAR. That comprises 197,086 carloads—down 2.3% from the year-earlier period—and 210,757 containers and trailers—down 7.6% from 2022.
Seven of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase for the week ending July 15, 2023, compared with the same week last year. They included motor vehicles and parts, up 1,828 carloads, to 14,678; nonmetallic minerals, up 1,441 carloads, to 34,008; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 581 carloads, to 9,857. Commodity groups that posted decreases were grain, down 1,926 carloads, to 16,032; forest products, down 677 carloads, to 7,977; and coal, down three carloads, to 65,631.
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