WASHINGTON — For the second week in a row, U.S. railroads saw in increase in both carload and intermodal traffic compared with the same week a year earlier, according to the latest figures from the Association of American Railroads.
Statistics for the week ending March 13 show U.S. railroads moving 230,684 total carloads, a 2.1% increase over 2020 fitgures, while the 290,052 intermodal trailers and containers represent a 22.4% increase. Combined, the total of 520,746 carloads and intermodal units represents a 12.5% increase over 2020. Carload traffic was up in six of 10 commodities, led by grain (up 19.8%) and coal (up 15.8%).
For the year to date, total traffic of 4.98 million carloads and intermodal units represents a 2.7% increase over 10-week totals in 2020. Intermodal traffic is up 9.9% while carloads are down 4.9%.
Totals for 12 reporting railroads in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico show 333,556 carloads, down 0.2% from the same week in 2020, while the 381,119 intermodal units represent a 21.5% increase. The combined traffic of 714,675 carloads is a 10.3% increase. In Canada, carloads were down 2.6% and intermodal traffic was up 22.9%
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