WASHINGTON — As has been the case every week in 2023, weekly U.S. rail traffic was below 2022 levels for the week ending May 6, 2022, in this case by 6.6%.
Total traffic was 471,859 carloads and intermodal units, with 231,718 carloads, down 0.04%, and 240,141 intermodal units, down 12.1% compared to the corresponding week a year ago.
Through 18 weeks this year, carload traffic is up 0.6% while intermodal traffic is down 10.9%, for an overall decrease of 5.6%.
North American figures for the week, from 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, include 330,351 carloads, down 0.1% from the same week in 2022, and 320,875 intermodal units, down 12.6%. The overall figure of 651,226 carloads and intermodal units represents a 6.7% decrease. Year-to-date totals through 18 weeks have North American volume down 4% from 2022.
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