AAR: Weekly US Petroleum, Product Carloads Up vs Yr Ago


   
    

    

   OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,170 in the week-ended July 
13, 3.2% above the same week in 2023.

   Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 287,630, 
10.6% above the corresponding period in 2023.

   AAR reports total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,806 carloads and 
intermodal units in the week profiled, up 1.3% compared with the same week last 
year.

   Total carloads for the week-ended July 13 were 215,400 carloads, down 4.3% 
compared with the same week in 2023 while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
268,406 containers and trailers, up 6.3% compared to 2023.

   For the first 28 weeks of 2024, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 
5,979,804 carloads, down 4.4% from the same point last year; and 7,138,303 
intermodal units, up 8.5% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the 
first 28 weeks of 2024 was 13,118,107 carloads and intermodal units, an 
increase of 2.2% compared to last year.

   North American rail volume on 10 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican 
railroads totaled 318,065 carloads for the week ended July 13, down 3.8% 
compared to the same week last year, and 349,079 intermodal units, up 10.9% 
compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America 
was 667,144 carloads and intermodal units in the week under review, up 3.3%. 
North American rail volume for the first 28 weeks of 2024 was 18,448,275 
carloads and intermodal units, up 2.4% compared with 2023.




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