North American Rail Traffic Rose 23.2% in Week Ended May 8
May 12 2021 - 1:43PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 23.2% last week, marking a
fifth straight week of gains topping 20% as comparisons remained
inflated by last year's business shutdowns sparked by the
coronavirus pandemic, data from the Association of American
Railroads showed.
Carload volume rose 24% for the week ended May 8 on 12 reporting
U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal traffic rose
22.6%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended May 1, North American rail traffic rose 25.8%.
For the first 18 weeks of the year, North American rail traffic is
up 10.1%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic jumped 26.9% last week amid a
27.6% rise in carloads and a 26.3% increase in the volume of
intermodal containers and trailers. U.S. rail traffic is now up
11.3% for the year to date.
Canadian rail traffic rose 12% last week, with carloads up 12%
and intermodal units up 12.1%. Canadian rail traffic is up 7.5% for
the first 18 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic rose 23.8% last week, as carloads surged
33.8% and intermodal units rose 12.8%. Mexican rail traffic is up
5.2% for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 12, 2021 13:28 ET (17:28 GMT)
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