WASHINGTON – U.S. railroad traffic fell 4.4% for the week ending April 15, the Association of American Railroads reported today.
Total carloads for the week ending April 15 were 234,066 carloads, up 5.8% compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 234,131 containers and trailers, down 12.8% compared to 2022.
Eight of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2022. They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,445 carloads, to 33,677; motor vehicles and parts, up 2,408 carloads, to 14,871; and metallic ores and metals, up 2,195 carloads, to 22,835. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2022 were miscellaneous carloads, down 668 carloads, to 8,714; and forest products, down 272 carloads, to 9,311.
For the first 15 weeks of 2023, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 3,453,227 carloads, up 0.2% from the same point last year; and 3,483,361 intermodal units, down 10.9% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 15 weeks of 2023 was 6,936,588 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 5.7% compared to last year.
North American rail volume for the week totaled 339,933 carloads, up 6% compared with the same week last year, and 311,134 intermodal units, down 12.3% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 651,067 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.6%.
North American rail volume for the first 15 weeks of 2023 was 9,601,378 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.9% compared with 2022.
Canadian railroads reported 82,319 carloads for the week, up 9%, and 60,931 intermodal units, down 14.8% compared with the same week in 2022. For the first 15 weeks of 2023, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 2,097,986 carloads, containers and trailers, up 0.7%.
Mexican railroads reported 23,548 carloads for the week, down 1.7% compared with the same week last year, and 16,072 intermodal units, up 10.1%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 15 weeks of 2023 was 566,804 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 2.4% from the same point last year.
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