North American Rail Traffic Rose 10.6% in Week Ended June 19
June 23 2021 - 12:54PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 10.6% last week as gains in the
U.S. and Canada more than offset a decline in Mexico, data from the
Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume rose 11.3% for the week ended June 19 on 12
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 10%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended June 12, North American rail traffic rose
15.3%. For the first 24 weeks of the year, North American rail
traffic is up 12.1%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic rose 12.5% last week, with
carloads up 15.1% and the volume of intermodal containers and
trailers up 10.4%. U.S. rail traffic is up 13.7% for the first 24
weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 8.6% last week amid a 5.9% rise in
carloads and an 11.7% increase in intermodal units jumped 14.3%.
Canadian rail traffic is up 9% for the first 24 weeks of the
year.
Mexican rail traffic fell 4.3% last week, with carloads down
5.2% and intermodal units down 2.9%. Mexican rail traffic is up
4.3% for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 23, 2021 12:54 ET (16:54 GMT)
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