The weekly rail traffic summary released by the Association of American Railroads on Feb. 14, 2013 reported that total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 9 was up 2.2 percent compared to the same week in 2012. Carload traffic fell 2.3 percent, while intermodal was up 7.7 percent when compared to the same week last year.
According to the AAR, cumulative volume for the first six weeks of 2013 showed that carloads were down 5.7 percent, however intermodal was up 5.7 percent from the same point last year. Total U.S. traffic for the first six weeks of 2013 was down 0.7 percent from last year. Read More
