AAR: Petroleum Carloads Down 5.3% for Week to Jan. 31

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,594 during the week ended January 31, down 5.3% from the same week a year ago.

Year-to-date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 43,221, up 3.1% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report published on Wednesday (2/4) showed.

Weekly traffic for the profiled week was 434,361, down 15.5% from the same week a year ago.

Total carloads for the week ended January 31 reached 191,188, lower by 14% from the same week of last year.

Weekly intermodal volume was 243,173 containers and trailers, down 16.6% from the corresponding week of the prior year.

Year-to-date, U.S. railroads reported carloads at 863,558, up 4.4% on the year.

Cumulative intermodal units were 1,068,353, down 3.5% from a year ago.

Total rail traffic for the first four weeks of the year was 1,931,911 carloads and intermodal units, off by 0.1% on the year.