AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 9.7% for Week to Jan. 24

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 10,256 during the week ended January 24, rising 9.7% from the same week a year ago.

Year-to-date, petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 32,627, up 6.2% from the corresponding period of the prior year, an AAR report published on Wednesday (1/28) showed.

Weekly traffic for the profiled week was 481,708, up 6% from the same week a year ago.

Total carloads for the week ended January 24 reached 214,784, up 13.7% from the same week of last year.

Weekly intermodal volume was 266,924 containers and trailers, up 0.5% from the prior year.

Year-to-date, U.S. railroads reported carloads at 627,370 carloads, up 11.2% on the year. Cumulative intermodal units were 825,180, up 1.2% from the prior year.

Total rail traffic for the first two weeks of the year was 1,497,550 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.5% on the year.