{"id":129319,"date":"2026-03-20T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/900641122"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:22:58","slug":"u-s-freight-rail-traffic-rises-1-1-in-week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/u-s-freight-rail-traffic-rises-1-1-in-week-10\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. freight-rail traffic rises 1.1% in Week 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. freight railroads hauled 508,737 carloads and intermodal units in the week ending March 14, a 1.1% increased compared with traffic in the same week in 2025, according to Association of American Railroads<\/a> data.<\/p>\n

Total carloads rose 1% to 228,299 units, while total intermodal volume increased 1.1% to 280,438 containers and trailers.<\/p>\n

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups tracked by AAR each week posted an increase during the week. They included grain, up 18.4% to 25,060 carloads; chemicals, up 5.5% to 34,966; and petroleum and petroleum products, up 11.3% to 10,688.<\/p>\n

Commodity groups that posted decreases included coal, down 5.9% to 57,825 carloads; metallic ores and metals, down 8.1% to 17,987; and forest products, down 8% to 7,816.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Canadian railroads posted 88,636 carloads in the week, down 4.7%, and 72,706 intermodal units, down 0.5%. Mexican railroads carried 13,654 carloads, down 4.6%, and 15,304 intermodal units, up 31.8%.<\/p>\n

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For the first 10 weeks of 2026 compared with traffic in the same period in 2025:<\/p>\n