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Climbing intermodal rail volumes greater than treble commodities visitors features

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Climbing intermodal rail volumes greater than treble commodities visitors features


Freight of all types paced a 5% weekly acquire amongst U.S. railroads from a 12 months in the past, in accordance with the Affiliation of American Railroads.

For the week ending October 3, complete U.S. weekly rail visitors was 529,712 carloads and intermodal models, forward 5.1% in contrast with the identical week in 2025.

A complete of 230,711 carloads was higher by 2.4% whereas intermodal quantity was 299,001 containers and trailers, up 7.4% on 2025.

Seven of 10 carload commodity teams tracked by AAR posted will increase. They have been topped by metallic ores and metals, 12.8%, intently adopted by petroleum and associated merchandise, 12.2%. Forest merchandise, which has largely struggled in a stagnant housing market, took third, up 7.5%.

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Gran slipped 5.2%, whereas farm merchandise excluding grain and meals, 4.1%, and coal, 0.1%, have been weaker y/y.

By way of the primary 39 weeks of 2026, U.S. railroads reported cumulative quantity of 8,910,593 carloads, a  2.7% acquire, and 11,077,697 intermodal models, forward 4.2% from the earlier 12 months. Whole mixed U.S. visitors for the primary 39 weeks of 2026 was 19,988,290 carloads and intermodal models, a rise of three.5% y/y.

North American rail quantity for the week on 9 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads improved by 1.6% to 335,068 carloads, and 386,372 intermodal models, up 6.9%. Whole mixed weekly rail visitors in North America was 721,440 carloads and intermodal models, 4.4% higher than 2025. North American rail quantity for the primary 39 weeks of 2026 was 27,399,651 carloads and intermodal models, up 3.1%.

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