North American Rail Traffic Fell 7% in Week Ended Feb. 22
February 27 2020 - 2:00PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic fell 7% last week, data from the
Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume for the week ended Feb. 22 on 12 reporting U.S.,
Canadian and Mexican railroads fell 6.7%, while intermodal traffic
slid 7.3%, the trade group said.
North American rail traffic was down 6.9% in the week ended Feb.
15. For the first eight weeks of the year, North American traffic
declined 4.7%, the AAR reported.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic fell 7.6% last week, with a 26.8%
plunge in coal, the largest of the 10 commodity groups tracked,
driving a 9.3% decline in carloads. The volume of intermodal
containers and trailers fell 6% for the week.
U.S. rail traffic is down 6.4% for the first eight weeks of the
year.
Canadian rail traffic fell 6% last week, as a 14.9% drop in
intermodal units more than offset a 1.9% rise in carloads. Canadian
rail traffic is down 1.7% for the first eight weeks of the
year.
Mexican rail traffic fell 2.9% for the week, with carloads down
6.4% and intermodal units up 1.1%. Mexican rail traffic is up 8.9%
for the first eight weeks of the year.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 27, 2020 13:45 ET (18:45 GMT)
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