North American Rail Traffic Fell 9.2% in Week Ended Sept. 12
September 16 2020 - 1:28PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic fell 9.2% last week, reversing gains
from a week earlier amid a shift in timing of the Labor Day holiday
in the U.S., data from the Association of American Railroads
showed.
Carload volume fell 12.7% for the week ended Sept. 12 on a dozen
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic fell 5.9%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended Sept. 5, North American rail traffic rose
7.6%. For the first 37 weeks of the year, North American traffic is
down 10.5%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic fell 9.9% last week, with
carloads down 15.2% and the volume of intermodal containers and
trailers off 5%. U.S. rail traffic is now down 11.2% for the year
to date, the AAR said, compared with a decline of 11.3% reported a
week ago.
Canadian rail traffic fell 5.2% last week amid a 5% decline in
carloads and a 5.5% drop in intermodal units. Canadian rail traffic
is down 8.1% for the first 37 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic slid 15.4% for the week, as carloads fell
11.6% and intermodal units tumbled 19.1%. Mexican rail traffic is
down 9.6% for the year so far, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 16, 2020 13:13 ET (17:13 GMT)
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