By LM Staff ·
January 6, 2023
Rail carloads—at 842,171—decreased 4.4%, or 38,476 carloads, annually, in December, noted AAR. Intermodal containers and trailers—at 900,213—fell 5.2%, or 49,107 units.
By LM Staff ·
December 23, 2022
Rail carloads—at 226,977—were down 3.2%, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 249,255—fell 7.5% annually.
By Jeff Berman ·
December 9, 2022
Rail carloads—at 1,162,736—fell 0.9%, or 10,437 carloads, annually. Intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,230,291 units—were off 5.4%, or 70,107 units.
By Jeff Berman ·
December 7, 2022
When looking at the current state of intermodal volumes, a few quick themes jump out, observed Larry Gross, president of Gross Transportation Consulting at the last month’s RailTrends conference in New York.
By LM Staff ·
November 28, 2022
Rail carloads—at 235,887—fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 255,907—fell 5.6% compared to the same week a year ago.
By Jeff Berman ·
November 22, 2022
Total October volume—at 1,552,029 units—was down 0.8% annually. Trailers—at 68,747—fell 30.1%, for the steepest decline, and topping September’s 28.6% annual decline. Domestic containers—at 700,512—were down 0.9%. And all domestic equipment, which is comprised of trailers and domestic containers, fell 4.4%, to 769,259. ISO, or international containers, were the lone segment to see an annual gain, rising 3.2%, to 752,770.
By LM Staff ·
November 11, 2022
Rail carloads—at 243,276—saw a 3.2% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 258,830 units—fell 3.6%
By LM Staff ·
November 4, 2022
Rail carloads—at 952,074—were up 0.5%, or 5,121 carloads, and intermodal contains and trailers—at 1,062,422 units—were down 1.4%, or 15,095 units, annually.
By Jeff Berman ·
November 2, 2022
Total quarterly intermodal volume—at 4,535,835 units—fell 1.0% annually. A bulk of the decline was due to a 27.7% annual decline, for the trailers segment, to 209,061, its lowest level on record. Domestic containers—at 2,012,662—saw a 1.5% annual increase, and all domestic equipment (comprised of trailers and domestic containers)—at 2,221,723—saw a 2.2% annual decline. ISO, or international, containers eked out a 0.1% annual increase, to 2,314,112.
By LM Staff ·
October 28, 2022
Rail carloads—at 237,456—were off 0.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers 1.4% annually to 267,866 units.
By LM Staff ·
October 21, 2022
Rail carloads—at 237,263—saw a 3.2% annual gain, and intermodal units—at 263,041—were off 1.6%
By Jeff Berman ·
October 18, 2022
Total September volume—at 1,468,650 units—was off 2.0% annually. Trailers—at 66,393—saw the largest decline, falling 28.6% annually, ahead of August’s 25.6% decline. Domestic containers—at 652,635—fell 1.9%, and all domestic equipment, which is comprised of trailers and domestic containers, slipped 5.1%, to 719,028. ISO, or international containers, were the lone segment to see an annual gain, rising 1.2%, to 749,622.
By LM Staff ·
October 14, 2022
Rail carloads—at 232,930—were off 2.8% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 261,483—fell 2%.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 14, 2022
Earlier this month, Fort Worth, Texas-based Class I railroad carrier BNSF Railway said it plans to invest more than $1.5 billion into what it described as a Southern California “state-of-the-art master-planned rail facility,” adding it is the first being developed by a Class I railroad.
By LM Staff ·
October 7, 2022
U.S. rail carloads—at 928,590—fell 1.1%, or 10,639 carloads, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,011,3904 units, fell 4.8%.