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.
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