AAR: Petroleum Carloads Down 6.5% for Week to Jan. 3


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,146 in the week ending 
January 3, down by 6.5% from the same week a year ago.

   Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 538,048, 
down 1.6% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report 
published on Wednesday (1/7) showed.

   Total U.S. weekly rail traffic at 404,293 carloads and intermodal units in 
the week profiled was down 4% when compared with the same week last year.

   Total carloads for the week ended January 3 reached 192,665, down 2.8% 
compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
211,628 containers and trailers, a 5.1% decrease from the previous year.

   For the cumulative 53 weeks since the start of 2025, U.S. railroads reported 
a volume of 11,508,797 carloads, up 1.5% on the year. Intermodal units totaled 
14,055,633, also up 1.5% from the prior year.

   Total combined U.S. traffic for the 53 weeks was 25,564,430 carloads and 
intermodal units, another 1.5% increase on last yea




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