AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 9.2% for Week Ended July 4


   
   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads reported that 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,960 during the week ended 
July 4, up 9.2% from a year ago.

   U.S. Rail Traffic

   Week 26, 2026 -- Ended July 4, 2026

                   This     This      Year-To-Date: Year-To-Date: Year-To-Date:
Category           Week:    Week: vs  Cumulative    Avg/wk^2      vs 2025
                   Cars     2025
Total Carloads     212,691  3.7%      5,894,302     226,704       3.2%
Chemicals          31,608   1.0%      882,733       33,951        2.8%
Coal               48,841   -7.9%     1,475,099     56,735        -0.8%
Farm Products
excl. Grain, and   17,346   12.7%     455,401       17,515        3.6%
Food
Forest Products    8,425    7.9%      213,561       8,214         -0.3%
Grain              21,622   13.0%     627,945       24,152        14.7%
Metallic Ores and  22,262   10.6%     537,152       20,660        6.6%
Metals
Motor Vehicles and 12,620   5.0%      407,888       15,688        0.8%
Parts
Nonmetallic        29,533   4.2%      772,499       29,712        2.2%
Minerals
Petroleum and      10,960   9.2%      284,391       10,938        7.4%
Petroleum Products
Other              9,474    18.8%     237,633       9,140         0.3%
Total Intermodal   269,430  12.9%     7,254,412     279,016       3.6%
Units
Total Traffic      482,121  8.7%      13,148,714    505,720       3.4%





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