Both carload and intermodal volume traffic were up for week ending May 4, 2013 according to the Weekly Rail Traffic Summary released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Carload volume was up by 2.8 percent for the week compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 2.8 percent. Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was also up 2.8 percent from last year.
Carload volume was down 2.1 percent for the first 18 weeks of 2013 compared to the same point in 2012, and intermodal volume was was up 4.3 percent. For the first 18 weeks of 2013, total U.S. rail traffic was up 0.8 percent from the same point last year.
Canadian carload volume for the week ending May 4th was down 1.4 percent, while intermodal volume was up 0.9 percent compared with the same week last year. For the first 18 weeks of 2013 Canadian carload volume was up 2.2 percent, and intermodal volume was up 3.7 percent compared with the same point in 2012.
Mexican carload volume was up 4.9 percent for the week compare to last year, however intermodal volume was down 9.7 percent. Mexican carload volume was up 8.5 percent for the first 18 weeks of 2013 compared with last year, and intermodal was up 0.3 percent.
