American Association of Railroads

Weekly Rail traffic ending March 9, 2019

Listen to this article

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 9, 2019.

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 508,958 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.7 percent compared with the same week last year. 

Total carloads for the week ending March 9 were 238,104 carloads, down 7 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 270,854 containers and trailers, down 2.6 percent compared to 2018. 

One of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2018. It was petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,179 carloads, to 10,658. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2018 included coal, down 7,238 carloads, to 76,562; grain, down 3,716 carloads, to 19,219; and nonmetallic minerals, down 3,116 carloads, to 30,217. 

For the first 10 weeks of 2019, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 2,476,569 carloads, down 1 percent from the same point last year; and 2,681,521 intermodal units, down 0.4 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 10 weeks of 2019 was 5,158,090 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 0.7 percent compared to last year. 

North American rail volume for the week ending March 9, 2019, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 335,243 carloads, down 6.3 percent compared with the same week last year, and 357,579 intermodal units, down 2.4 percent compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 692,822 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.3 percent. North American rail volume for the first 10 weeksof 2019 was 6,941,242 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.7 percent compared with 2018. 

Canadian railroads reported 75,534 carloads for the week, down 5.3 percent, and 67,818 intermodal units, down 2.1 percent compared with the same week in 2018. For the first 10weeks of 2019, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 1,428,764 carloads, containers and trailers, up 1.3 percent. 

Mexican railroads reported 21,605 carloads for the week, down 0.7 percent compared with the same week last year, and 18,907 intermodal units, up 0.3 percent. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 10 weeks of 2019 was 354,388 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 7.6 percent from the same point last year.

Magazine & eNewsletter

Printed Monthly Magazine

Published monthly, Material Handling Wholesaler offers feature columns and special coverage of relevant industry issues and products.

Digital Monthly Magazine

Published on the fourth Thursday of each month, Material Handling Wholesaler offers feature columns and special coverage of relevant industry issues and products.

Material Handing Wholesaler Weekly Newsletter

Our Weekly newsletter is emailed every Tuesday and contains the latest Industry Events and People News, Source Directory, and important Industry Links.

Forklift International Weekly Hot Sheet Newsletter

Published every Monday morning with the latest material handling equipment
available for sale.

Share the Post:

Related Posts

Our Current Issue

Magazine & eNewsletter

Our magazine is published and mailed monthly, Material Handling Wholesaler offers feature columns and special coverage of important industry issues. 

Weekly Newsletter – Get the latest industry events and people news in this weekly e-newsletter as well as direct access to Wholesaler’s Source Directory and link.

Current Supplements







Is your Dealership equipped for the Future of Customer Experience?

Listen to this article Back in March of this year, after attending and exhibiting at this year’s record-breaking ProMat Show…

Tech-savvy managers: The cornerstone of modern warehousing

Listen to this article Warehouses are evolving into hubs of cutting-edge technology, but without the right leadership even the best…

The Isolation Process: A powerful path to more sales

Listen to this article Psst — hey — c’mere! I’ve got a secret to tell you…Sometimes prospects will stall you,…

GAAP out—Free Cash Flow in

Listen to this article I know I am as guilty as anyone of stating that CASH IS KING.  Must have…

Arnold Magnetic Technologies highlights the PLASTIFORM® High Energy Flexible Magnets, Made in America

Listen to this article Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation (Arnold), a subsidiary of Compass Diversified and a global manufacturer of high-performance…