U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending May 25, reports AAR
United States rail carload and intermodal volumes, for the week ending May 25, were mixed, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Rail carloads, at 217,744, fell 6.9% annually, while topping the weeks ending May 18 and May 11, at 214,092, and 209,319, respectively.
AAR said that three of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including: petroleum and petroleum products, up 2,073 carloads, to 11,337; chemicals, up 1,540 carloads, to 33,439; and farm products excl. grain, and food, up 600 carloads, to 17,091. Commodity groups posting annual declines included: coal, down 12,617 carloads, to 50,216; nonmetallic minerals, down 4,158 carloads, to 30,981; and metallic ores and metals, down 2,361 carloads, to 21,689.
Intermodal containers and trailers, at 267,488 units, rose 8.9% annually, ahead of the weeks ending May 18 and May 11, at 260,794, and 254,429, respectively.
Through the first 21 weeks of 2024, U.S. rail carloads, at 4,447,274, are off 5.0% annually, and intermodal units, at 5,324,623, are up 8.6% annually.
