U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual gains, for week ending October 7, reports AAR

美国铁路货物联运体积,for the week ending October 7, saw annual gains, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Rail carloads, at 233,768, saw a 3.6% annual increase, while trailing the weeks ending September 30 and September 23, at 235,988, and 234,904, respectively.

AAR reported that seven of the ten carload commodity groups it tracks saw annual gains, including motor vehicles and parts, up 2,618 carloads, to 16,495; grain, up 1,403 carloads, to 23,235; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,326 carloads, to 10,139. Commodity posting annual declines included: miscellaneous carloads, down 440 carloads, to 8,745; farm products excl. grain, and food, down 124 carloads, to 16,461; and forest products, down 1 carload, to 7,937.

国际米兰modal containers and trailers, at 265,449, rose 2.5% annually, topping the weeks ending September 30 and September 23, at 264,166, and 258,419, respectively.

Through the first 40 weeks of 2023, total U.S. rail carloads, at 9,008,598, are up 0.4% annually, and intermodal units are down 7.9% annually, at 9,594,793.