The Affiliation of American Railroads (AAR) has introduced its US rail visitors figures for the week ending 2 December 2023, in addition to the numbers for November 2023.
In November 2023, U.S. railroads produced 1,128,573 carloads, a lower of 102 carloads, from the identical month the earlier yr.
The AAR reported that 1,279,906 containers and trailers had been utilized by US railroads in November 2023, a rise of 60,486 items, 5%, compared to November 2022.
John T. Grey, AAR Senior Vice President, emphasised the dimensions of progress.
Grey stated: “U.S. intermodal quantity rose 5.0% in November, its third straight year-over-year acquire after 18 straight declines and the most important year-over-year proportion acquire for intermodal in 29 months. General, the final week of November had the best carload plus intermodal volumes in two years”.
”A lot will rely upon how the broader financial system continues to evolve, however railroads are hopeful November will present much-needed momentum for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024.”
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In comparison with November 2022, carload enhancements had been noticed in 12 out of the 20 carload commodity classes that the AAR tracks every month in November 2023.
These included chemical compounds, which elevated by 5.7%; motor automobiles and components, which elevated by 6.6%; and gasoline and petroleum merchandise, which elevated by 10.1%.
For the week ending 2 December 2023, the mixed rail quantity of 10 reported U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads was 351,272 carloads, up 2.3% over the identical week the earlier yr, and 356,459 intermodal items, up 6.9%.
Compared to the identical week final yr, the whole weekly rail visitors within the US on the finish of two December was 509,626 carloads and intermodal items, representing a rise of 4.9%.
