North American Carload Volume Unchanged

U.S. carload volume for the week ending October 19, 2013 was up 0.2 percent compared to the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 4.3 percent according to the AAR’s Weekly Rail Traffic Summary.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was up 2.1 percent compared to the same week in 2012.

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U.S. carload volume for the fist 42 weeks of 203 was down 0.9 percent from the same point last year, while intermodal volume was up 3.7 percent.  For the first 42 weeks of 2013 total U.S. rail traffic was up 1.2 percent from the same point last year.

For the week ending October 19th Canadian carload volume was up 4.9 percent compared to the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 8.5 percent.  For the first 42 weeks of 2013 Canadian carload volume was up 2.1 percent from the same point in 2012, and intermodal volume was up 4.3 percent.

Mexican carload volume for the week was up 13.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 5.5 percent.  For the first 42 weeks of 2013 Mexican carload volume was up 7.0 percent from the same point last year, and intermodal volume was up 1.0 percent.

For the first 42 weeks of 2013 the combined carload volume for all three countries, the U.S., Canada and Mexico, was unchanged from the same point in 2012, while intermodal volume increased by 3.7 percent.