Rail carload traffic remains down in January, AAR says

Published Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported US carloads for January 2010 were down 0.7% at 1,056,684 carloads, compared with the same month in 2009, and down 17.7% versus 2008. The Rail Time Indicators report, available at www.aar.org, comprises monthly rail traffic data framed with other key economic indicators to show how freight rail is tied to the broader US economy. January 2010’s intermodal traffic, which includes movement of truck trailers and shipping containers, was up slightly at 2.5% to 803,275 units compared with January 2009, but down 11.2% versus the same month in 2008. Thirteen of ...

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