WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail traffic continues to slip compared to 2020, with the latest figures from the Association of American Railroads showing a 4.2% drop from the same week a year ago.
For the week ending Oct. 16, the overall volume of 496,983 carloads and intermodal units is, in addition to the decline compared to 2020, a 1.9% decline from the previous week in 2021, which saw a total volume of 506,642 carloads and intermodal units.
The latest week’s totals include 229,730 carloads, a 1.2% increase over the same week in 2020, while intermodal traffic was 267,253 units, an 8.5% decrease.
North American totals for the week, from 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, included 328,884 carloads, unchanged from a year ago, and 350,015 intermodal units, down 9.4%. The total traffic of 678,899 carloads and intermodal units was a 5.1% decrease.
Year-to-date volume remains 8.3% ahead of 2020, with an average weekly volume of 507,936 carloads and intermodal units. Carloads are up 7.6% and intermodal units are up 8.9%.
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