North American Rail Traffic Rises 25.6% in Week Ended May 15
May 19 2021 - 12:40PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 25.6% last week, continuing a
string of strong gains as economies reopen following last year's
shutdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic, data from the
Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume surged 29% for the week ended May 15 on a dozen
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 22.7%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended May 8, North American rail traffic rose 23.2%.
For the first 19 weeks of the year, North American rail traffic is
up 10.9%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic jumped 28.3% last week, with
carloads soaring 31.6% and the volume of intermodal containers and
trailers rising 25.6%. U.S. rail traffic is up 12.1% for the first
19 weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic rose 18.7% last week amid a 21.6% rise in
carloads and a 15.9% gain in intermodal units. Canadian rail
traffic is up 8% for the first 19 weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic rose 18.6% last week, as carloads jumped
28.4% and intermodal units rose 7.9%. Mexican rail traffic is up
5.8% for the year to date, the AAR said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 19, 2021 13:25 ET (17:25 GMT)
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