North American Rail Traffic Rose 22.4% in Week Ended May 22
May 26 2021 - 1:06PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 22.4% last week, posting a
seventh straight week of gains topping 20%, as economies continue
to make strong recoveries from the coronavirus pandemic, data from
the Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume jumped 24.6% for the week ended May 22 on 12
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 20.4%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended May 15, North American rail traffic rose
25.6%. For the first 20 weeks of the year, North American rail
traffic is up 11.4%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic rose 23.4% last week amid a 27.2%
jump in carloads and a 20.4% rise in the volume of intermodal
containers and trailers. U.S. rail traffic is up 12.7% for the
first 20 weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 19.1% last week, as carloads rose 16%
and intermodal units surged 22.4%. Canadian rail traffic is up 8.5%
for the first 20 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic rose 21.6% last week, with carloads soaring
28.8% and intermodal units up 13.1%. Mexican rail traffic is up
6.6% for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 26, 2021 12:51 ET (16:51 GMT)
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