North American Rail Traffic Rose 0.2% in Week Ended Feb. 13
February 17 2021 - 12:19PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic edged up 0.2% last week, as a rise
in intermodal volume offset a drop in carloads to help railroads
eke out a sixth straight weekly gain to start the year, data from
the Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume fell 7.4% for the week ended Feb. 13 on a dozen
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 7.8%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended Feb. 6, North American rail traffic rose 2.1%.
For the first six weeks of the year, North American rail traffic is
up 3.3%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic rose 0.3% last week, amid a 6.9%
rise in the volume of intermodal containers and trailers and a 7%
decline in carloads. U.S. rail traffic is up 4% for the first six
weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 2.8% last week, as an 18.3% surge in
intermodal units overcame an 8.4% drop in carloads. Canadian rail
traffic is up 5.4% for the first six weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic fell 8.7% last week, with carloads down
7.8% and intermodal units off 9.7%. Mexican rail traffic is down
14.1% for the first six weeks of the year.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 17, 2021 13:04 ET (18:04 GMT)
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