AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 4.0%% for Week Ended June 27
7/02 9:03 AM
AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 4.0% for Week Ended June 27 SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads reported that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,757 during the week ended June 27, up 4.0% from a year ago. Year-to-date, cumulative petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 273,431, up 7.4% from the same period a year ago, an AAR report published on Wednesday (7/1) showed. Total weekly traffic for the profiled week reached 525,474 carloads and intermodal units, representing an increase of 7.0% from the corresponding week a year ago. Total carloads for the specific week ended June 27 reached 232,408, showing an expansion of 3.3% compared directly with the corresponding week of last year. Weekly intermodal volume for the period reached 293,066 containers and trailers, representing a clear increase of 10.1% from the corresponding week of the prior year. Year-to-date, cumulative U.S. railroad carloads reported for the first 25 weeks of the current year stood at 5,681,611, up 3.2% from the same point last year. Cumulative intermodal units over the same year-to-date timeframe reached 6,984,982 units, representing a solid improvement of 3.3% compared to the same period a year ago. Total combined rail traffic for the first 25 weeks of the year reached 12,666,593 carloads and intermodal units, expanding 3.3% compared to the prior year. (c) Copyright 2026 DTN, LLC. All rights reserved.