AAR: November Rail Carloads Down 0.2% YoY, Intermodal Up 2.5% YoY

From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators . Graphs and excerpts reprinted with permission . It's not like the sky is falling or anything, but while U.S. rail traffic numbers were very solid a few months ago, they were less solid in November. Total carloads fell 0.2% (2,418 carloads) in November 2018 from November 2017, their first decline in nine months. Major blame goes to crushed stone, sand, and gravel, carloads of which fell 12.8% (12,090 carloads) thanks to a decline in carloads of frac sand. … Intermodal rose 2.5% in November. That sounds pretty good, but......(read more)

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