AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 10.2% for Week to Feb. 7


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports 
that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,950 during the week 
ended February 7, up 10.2% from the same week a year ago.

   Year-to-date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 54,171, up 
4.5% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report published 
on Wednesday (2/4) showed.

   Weekly traffic for the profiled week totaled 486,854, down 3.2% from the 
same week a year ago.

   Total carloads for the week to February 7 reached 204,408, lower by 4.8% 
from the same week of last year.

   Weekly intermodal volume was 278,446 containers and trailers, down 2% from 
the corresponding week of the prior year.

   Year-to-date, U.S. railroads reported carloads at 1,071,966, up 2.5% on the 
year.

   Cumulative intermodal units were 1,346,799, down 3.2% from a year ago.

   Total rail traffic for the first five weeks of the year was 2,418,765 
carloads and intermodal units, off by 0.7% on the year.




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