AAR: Petroleum Carloads Rise 2.9% for Week to Oct. 18


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) data show 
petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,599 in the week ending 
October 18, up by 2.9% from the same week a year ago.

   Year to date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 433,780, 
down by 1% from the corresponding period of the prior year, AAR reported this 
week.

   AAR reports total U.S. weekly rail traffic at 497,884 carloads and 
intermodal units in the week profiled, down by 2.6% compared with the same week 
last year.

   Total carloads for the week-ended October 18 reached 224,244, up 0.3% 
compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
273,610 containers and trailers, a 4.6% decrease from the previous year.

   For the first 42 weeks of 2025, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 
9,326,053 carloads, higher by 2% compared to the same period of last year, and 
11,399,777 intermodal units, up 3.2% from the prior year.

   Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 42 weeks of 2025 was 20,725,830 
carloads and intermodal units, reflecting a 2.7% increase compared to last year.




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