North American Rail Traffic Fell 8.1% in Week Ended Jan. 11
January 15 2020 - 12:53PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic fell 8.1% in the week ended Jan. 11,
extending a slow start to the year, data from the Association of
American Railroads showed.
Carload volume for the week on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and
Mexican railroads slid 8.5%, while intermodal traffic fell 7.7%,
the trade group said.
North American rail traffic was down 4.4% in the week ended Jan.
4. For the two weeks ended Jan. 11, North American volume is down
6.4%, the AAR reported.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic fell 9.6% last week, as carloads
tumbled 10.1% and the volume of intermodal containers and trailers
fell 9.1%. U.S. rail traffic is down 7.6% for the first two weeks
of the year.
Canadian rail traffic fell 5.2% last week, with carloads down
6.3% and intermodal units off 3.9%, the AAR data showed.
Mexican rail traffic rose 1.9% for the week, as a 3.8% increase
in carloads more than offset a 0.2% decline in intermodal
units.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 15, 2020 12:38 ET (17:38 GMT)
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