April 08, 2024
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Canadian railroads reported 92,728 carloads for the week ending March 30, 2024, down 5.0 percent, and 71,047 intermodal units, up 8.0 percent compared with the same week in 2023.
For the first 13 weeks of 2024, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 2,050,973 carloads, containers and trailers, down 0.8 percent.
North American rail volume for the week ending March 30, 2024, on 10 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 328,007 carloads, down 4.1 percent compared with the same week last year, and 335,908 intermodal units, up 8.2 percent compared with last year.
Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 663,915 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.8 percent. North American rail volume for the first 13 weeks of 2024 was 8,462,498 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.8 percent compared with 2023.
Source: AAR