AAR: Petroleum Carloads Down 4.9% for Week to Nov. 29


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 9,576 in the week ending 
November 29, down by 4.9% from the same week a year ago.

   Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 496,061, 
down by 1.7% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report 
published on Wednesday (12/3) showed.

   Total U.S. weekly rail traffic at 431,435 carloads and intermodal units in 
the week profiled was down by 1.8% when compared with the same week last year.

   Total carloads for the week ending November 29 reached 197,955, up by 4.3% 
compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
233,480 containers and trailers, a decrease of 6.5% from the previous year.

   For the first 48 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 
10,660,309 carloads, higher by 1.8% compared to the same period of last year, 
and 12,997,055 intermodal units, up by 1.9% from the prior year.

   Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 48 weeks of 2025 was 23,657,364 
carloads and intermodal units, up by 1.9% compared to last year.

    




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