AAR Mixed Weekly Rail Traffic Report

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending January 26, 2013, with U.S. railroads originating 265,839 carloads, down 6.3 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 238,789 trailers and containers, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week last year. 

For the first four weeks of 2013, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 1,064,904 carloads, down 7 percent from the same point last year, and 919,399 trailers and containers, up 4.7 percent from last year.

Combined North American rail volume for the first four weeks of 2013 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 1,415,235 carloads, down 4.7 percent compared with the same point last year, and 1,154,614 trailers and containers, up 5.1 percent compared with last year.