In the weekly rail traffic summary released April 11, 2013 the AAR reported an increase in U.S. rail traffic from 2012 for the week ending April 6, 2013. Carload for the week was up 3.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 0.2 percent. Total U.S. Rail traffic for the week was up 2.1 percent compared to the same week in 2012.
Carload volume for the first 14 weeks of 2013 was down 2.5 percent from the same point last year, while intermodal volume was up 5 percent. For the first 14 weeks of 2013, total U.S. rail traffic was up 0.8 percent from last year.
Both Canadian carload and intermodal volume were up for the week ending April 6th. Carload volume was up 8.9 percent, and intermodal volume was up 3.1 percent compared to the same week in 2012. For the first 14 weeks of 2013 Canadian carload volume was up 2.7 percent and intermodal volume was up 4.3 percent compared with the same time period last year.
Mexican carload volume for the week was up 22.4 percent, and intermodal volume was up 25 percent compared with the same week in 2012. Total Mexican carload volume for the first 14 weeks of 2013 was up 9.3 percent, and intermodal volume was up 2.3 percent from last year.
For the fist 14 weeks of 2013 the combined North American carload volume was down 1 percent compared with last year, while intermodal volume was up 4.8 percent.
