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What was widely expected in freight railroad and intermodal circles became official yesterday, when Class I railroad carrier CSX officially announced that E. Hunter Harrison was named CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX. With Harrison now in as CEO at CSX, he takes over for Michael Ward, who retired from CSX last month and is now serving as a consultant for the company, according to CSX.

Carloads were up 11.7 percent at 269,994, and intermodal container and trailers rose 3.3 percent annually to 271,480.

Carloads jumped 10.7 percent compared to the same week last year at 262,496, and intermodal containers and trailers saw a 5.8 percent annual increase to 267,803.

Carloads dropped 2.8 percent annually to 254,700, which was below the week ending December 10 at 259,058, and the week ending December 3 at 274,329.

Carloads fell 0.4 percent to 271,262, and intermodal containers and trailers were up 1.7 percent at 272,115.

Carloads were down 6.1 percent annually at 262,702, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 2.2 percent annually at 269,234.

Annual declines for both United States rail carload and intermodal volumes remained intact for the month of September and the week ending October 1, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Carloads fell 6 percent to 252,627, and intermodal containers and trailers dropped 4.8 percent compared to the same week last year at 230,267.

Both U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes saw annual declines in August, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

July carloads fell 8.8 percent, or 99,530 carloads, to 1,025,367, compared to July 2015, and intermodal containers and trailers in June were off 6.9 percent, or 74,482 units, to 1,002,401.

While the rail and intermodal sectors had been enjoying steady growth over the past few years, these vital sectors have not been immune to the freight slowdown being felt on the highways, in the air, and on the high seas over the course of 2016. In fact, that’s been made clear with the declining volumes on a year-to-date basis for freight rail, with intermodal following suit.

Carloads were down 5.4 percent at 262,202, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 5.8 percent at 258,020 containers and trailers.

Weekly U.S. carloads dropped 16.5 percent annually at 228,615, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 17.9 percent annually to 215,498.

Carloads dipped 8.7 percent annually at 248,039, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 6.3 percent to 265,432.

美国车下降了10.6%at 244,290, and intermodal containers and trailers were off 6.5 percent at 262,693.