AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 9.6% for Week to Jan. 10


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 11,744 during the week ending 
January 10, up by 9.6% from the same week a year earlier.

   Year-to-date volume, as well as percentage changes, for petroleum and 
petroleum product carloads were the same as the weekly numbers, given that the 
week to January 10 marked the AAR's opening week for 2026.

   Total U.S. weekly rail traffic at 510,457 carloads and intermodal units in 
the week profiled was up by 9.7% when compared with the same week last year. 
Year-to-date volume, as well as percentage changes, for weekly rail traffic 
were the same.

   Total carloads for the week ended January 10 reached 232,803, up by 16.7% 
compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
277,654 containers and trailers, a 4.4% increase from the previous year. 
Year-to-date volume, as well as percentage changes, for both categories were 
the same.




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