AAR: Petroleum Carloads Down 0.4% for Week to Jan. 17


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports 
that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,597 during the week 
ended January 17, declining by 0.4% from the same week a year ago.

   Year-to-date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 22,371, up 
by 4.6% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report 
published on Wednesday (1/7) showed.

   Total U.S. weekly rail traffic at 505,385 carloads and intermodal units in 
the week profiled was up by 1.1% when compared with the same week last year.

   Total carloads for the week ended January 17 reached 224,783, up by 3.9% 
compared to the same week last year, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 
280,602 containers and trailers, down by 1.1% from the previous year.

   Year-to-date, U.S. railroads reported a volume of 457,586 carloads, up by 
10% on the year. Intermodal units totaled 558,256, up by 1.6% from the prior 
year.

   Total rail traffic for the first two weeks of the year was 1,015,842 
carloads and intermodal units, up by 5.2% on the year.

    




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