North American Rail Traffic Rose 4.6% in Week Ended July 24
July 28 2021 - 12:56PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 4.6% last week, data from the
Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume rose 6.7% for the week ended July 24 on 12
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 2.7%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended July 17, North American rail traffic also rose
4.6%. For the first 29 weeks of the year, North American rail
traffic is up 11.2%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic rose 4.6% last week, with
carloads up 7.1% and the volume of intermodal containers and
trailers up 2.6%. U.S. rail traffic is up 12.7% for the first 29
weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 2.1% last week amid a 3.3% rise in
carloads and a 0.8% increase in intermodal units. Canadian rail
traffic is up 7.4% for the first 29 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic jumped 15.2% last week, with carloads up
15.7% and intermodal units up 14.4%. Mexican rail traffic is up
6.4% for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 28, 2021 12:44 ET (16:44 GMT)
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