North American Rail Traffic Rose 2.1% in Week Ended Feb. 6
11 February 2021 - 5:44AM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
North American rail traffic rose 2.1% last week, posting a fifth
straight weekly gain to start the year despite a weak showing in
Mexico, data from the Association of American Railroads showed.
Carload volume fell 2.4% for the week ended Feb. 6 on 12
reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads, while intermodal
traffic rose 6.5%, the trade group said Wednesday.
In the week ended Jan. 30, North American rail traffic rose
0.7%. For the first five weeks of the year, North American rail
traffic is up 3.9%.
The AAR said U.S. rail traffic rose 2.2% last week, as a 6.4%
rise in the volume of intermodal containers and trailers more than
offset a 2.5% decline in carloads. U.S. rail traffic is up 4.7% for
the first five weeks of the year.
Canadian rail traffic jumped 7.4% last week, powered by a 15.2%
surge in intermodal units and a 1.1% rise in carloads. Canadian
rail traffic is up 5.9% for the first five weeks of the year.
Mexican rail traffic slid 18.6% last week, as carloads fell
15.8% and intermodal units tumbled 21.9%. Mexican rail traffic is
down 15.3% for the first five weeks of the year.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 10, 2021 13:29 ET (18:29 GMT)
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