WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 8, 2023, was down 5.1% compared to the same week a year earlier, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads.
The total of 407,843 carloads and intermodal units included 197,086 carloads, down 2.3% from the corresponding week in 2022, while the 210,757 containers and trailers represented a 7.6% drop in intermodal traffic.
Year-to-date totals through 27 weeks show carload traffic up 0.5% and intermodal volume down 10.2% for total decline of 5.3% compared to the same period a year ago.
North American totals were hurt in in part by a strike in Canada that has closed ports in British Columbia since July 1. Totals for 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads include 296,283 carloads, down 2.7% from the same week in 2022, and 260,069 intermodal units, down 16.8%. The overall total of 556,352 carloads and intermodal units represents a 9.8% drop. In Canada, intermodal traffic was just 38,849 intermodal units, down 46.2% from the same week a year ago.
The overall North American traffic figure through 27 weeks is down 4.2% compared to the same period in 2022.
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