U.S. rail traffic was mixed for the week ending July 13, 2013 according to the Weekly Rail Traffic Summary released by the AAR July 18th. Carload volume for the week was down 3.1 percent compared to the same week last year, while intermodal volume was up 0.9 percent. Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was down 1.3 percent compared to the same week in 2012.
For the first 28 weeks of 2013 U.S. carload volume was down 1.4 percent from the same point last year, however intermodal volume was up 3.5 percent. Total U.S. rail traffic for the first 28 weeks of 2013 was up 0.8 percent from the same point last year.
For the week ending July 13, 2013 Canadian carload volume was down 2.7 percent, while intermodal volume was up 0.3 percent compared to the same week last year. Both carload and intermodal volume for the first 28 weeks of 2013 were up compared with the same point in 2012; carload volume was up 1.4 percent and intermodal volume was up 4.3 percent.
Mexican carload volume for the week was up 3.9 percent, however intermodal volume was down 5.3 percent compared with the same week in 2012. For the first 28 weeks of 2013 Mexican carload volume was up 9.3 percent, while intermodal volume was down 0.4 percent from last year.
Total North American carload volume for the first 28 weeks of 2013 was down 0.4 percent, while intermodal volume was up 3.5 percent compared with the same point in 2012.
