WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic remains down against 2022 figures according to Association of American Railroad Statistics, with traffic for the week ending April 22 showing a 3.5% decline compared to the same week a year ago.
U.S. railroads handled 483,457 carloads and intermodal units for the week, including 240,584 carloads, up 5.1%, and 239,874 containers and trailers, down 10.8%.
Year-to-date totals, through 16 weeks of 2023, show carload traffic up 0.5% and intermodal traffic down 10.9%. Overall traffic is down 5.6%, averaging 463,565 carloads and intermodal units per week.
The week’s traffic for North America, as reported by 12 U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads, totaled 346,012 carloads, up 5% over the corresponding week in 2022, and 320,991 intermodal units, down 10.3%. The total volume of 667,003 carloads and intermodal units represented a 3% decline. The year-to-date total traffic for North America is down 3.8% compared to 2022.
