AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 3.7% for Week Ended June 20


   
   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 11,644 during the week ended 
June 20, up 3.7% from a year ago.

   Year-to-date, cumulative petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 
262,674, up 7.5% from the same period a year ago, an AAR report published on 
Wednesday (6/24) showed.

   Total weekly traffic for the profiled week reached 521,998 carloads and 
intermodal units, representing an increase of 7.1% from the corresponding week 
a year ago.

   Total carloads for the specific week ended June 20 reached 233,259, showing 
an expansion of 1.6% compared directly with the corresponding week of last year.

   Weekly intermodal volume for the period reached 288,739 containers and 
trailers, representing a clear increase of 12.1% from the corresponding week of 
the prior year.

   Year-to-date, cumulative U.S. railroad carloads reported for the first 24 
weeks of the current year stood at 5,449,203, up 3.2% from the same point last 
year.

   Cumulative intermodal units over the same year-to-date timeframe reached 
6,691,916 units, representing a solid improvement of 3.0% compared to the same 
period a year ago. Total combined rail traffic for the first 24 weeks of the 
year reached 12,141,119 carloads and intermodal units, expanding 3.1% compared 
to the prior year.




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