weekly traffic of major u.s. railroad
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Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. RailroadTRANSCRIPT
Traffic Originated
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change
Week 8Ending February 25, 2012
Cumulative, 8 WeeksEnding February 25, 2012
For the Week Ending February 25, 2012Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 20,654 23,438 -11.9 % 166,893 189,300 -11.8 %2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 841 770 9.2 6,619 7,421 -10.83. Metallic Ores 4,190 3,930 6.6 49,865 39,359 26.74. Coal 118,802 136,680 -13.1 987,151 1,047,632 -5.85. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 15,705 15,855 -0.9 123,334 109,167 13.0
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 4,077 4,572 -10.8 34,196 36,101 -5.37. Grain Mill Products 9,724 9,507 2.3 76,442 78,344 -2.48. Food & Kindred Products 6,326 6,659 -5.0 51,753 52,066 -0.69. Primary Forest Products 1,511 1,538 -1.8 12,498 12,630 -1.0
10. Lumber & Wood Products 3,078 2,865 7.4 23,222 20,537 13.1
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 6,172 6,107 1.1 49,251 47,791 3.112. Chemicals 30,045 31,143 -3.5 239,635 240,935 -0.513. Petroleum Products 8,372 6,666 25.6 67,464 53,466 26.214. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 6,728 6,839 -1.6 52,720 48,331 9.115. Coke 3,424 3,444 -0.6 27,505 25,772 6.7
16. Metals & Products 12,552 10,513 19.4 86,264 77,311 11.617. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 16,922 12,924 30.9 118,862 97,298 22.218. Iron & Steel Scrap 4,886 5,203 -6.1 39,816 38,935 2.319. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap 2,755 2,890 -4.7 23,156 22,864 1.320. All Other Carloads 4,880 4,776 2.2 35,834 34,993 2.4
281,644 296,319 -5.0 % 2,272,480 2,280,253 -0.3 %Total
Intermodal Units Originated
Containers 184,703 187,600 -1.5 % 1,533,305 1,485,364 3.2 %Trailers 29,699 32,967 -9.9 239,534 259,520 -7.7
214,402 220,567 -2.8 % 1,772,839 1,744,884 1.6 %Total
Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions)
Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions) -3.9 % 0.6 % 32.2 33.5 258.6 257.1
Weekly Railroad TrafficAssociation of American Railroads
Traffic Originated
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change
Week 8Ending February 25, 2012
Cumulative, 8 WeeksEnding February 25, 2012
For the Week Ending February 25, 2012Weekly Traffic of Major Canadian Railroads
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 8,804 8,552 2.9 % 71,238 66,313 7.4 %2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 2,460 2,742 -10.3 24,878 22,655 9.83. Metallic Ores 13,114 10,998 19.2 99,665 91,497 8.94. Coal 8,759 7,692 13.9 69,174 55,496 24.65. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 1,869 1,146 63.1 13,926 10,251 35.9
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 1,408 1,408 0.0 11,571 11,309 2.37. Grain Mill Products 1,780 1,880 -5.3 12,981 13,491 -3.88. Food & Kindred Products 2,339 2,219 5.4 17,607 16,951 3.99. Primary Forest Products 1,659 1,581 4.9 12,209 11,613 5.1
10. Lumber & Wood Products 2,778 2,407 15.4 21,232 18,565 14.4
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 3,233 3,843 -15.9 27,376 29,755 -8.012. Chemicals 10,335 11,940 -13.4 80,108 91,824 -12.813. Petroleum Products 5,098 4,341 17.4 41,216 36,927 11.614. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 1,459 1,124 29.8 10,503 8,860 18.515. Coke 405 353 14.7 3,280 2,375 38.1
16. Metals & Products 2,459 2,045 20.2 18,069 15,834 14.117. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 5,770 4,890 18.0 43,228 38,413 12.518. Iron & Steel Scrap 1,016 1,031 -1.5 8,576 7,417 15.619. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap 625 250 150.0 3,651 2,288 59.620. All Other Carloads 1,524 1,146 33.0 9,070 9,631 -5.8
76,894 71,588 7.4 % 599,558 561,465 6.8 %Total
Intermodal Units Originated
Containers 44,335 45,294 -2.1 % 375,478 354,343 6.0 %Trailers 1,330 1,571 -15.3 10,876 11,176 -2.7
45,665 46,865 -2.6 % 386,354 365,519 5.7 %Total
Weekly Railroad TrafficAssociation of American Railroads
Traffic Originated
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change
Week 8Ending February 25, 2012
Cumulative, 8 WeeksEnding February 25, 2012
For the Week Ending February 25, 2012Weekly Traffic of Major Mexican Railroads
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 780 1,027 -24.1 % 7,503 9,162 -18.1 %2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 327 164 99.4 1,965 1,349 45.73. Metallic Ores 909 1,572 -42.2 10,319 13,105 -21.34. Coal 141 227 -37.9 1,123 1,655 -32.15. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 147 211 -30.3 982 1,075 -8.7
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 28 45 -37.8 190 892 -78.77. Grain Mill Products 82 217 -62.2 945 1,618 -41.68. Food & Kindred Products 1,069 1,122 -4.7 7,498 7,427 1.09. Primary Forest Products 5 3 66.7 34 23 47.8
10. Lumber & Wood Products 21 10 110.0 117 98 19.4
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 45 32 40.6 339 377 -10.112. Chemicals 1,149 1,249 -8.0 8,688 8,386 3.613. Petroleum Products 405 518 -21.8 3,028 4,057 -25.414. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 2,010 1,889 6.4 14,930 14,764 1.115. Coke 447 551 -18.9 3,893 4,277 -9.0
16. Metals & Products 1,847 1,876 -1.5 13,033 15,461 -15.717. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 3,584 3,222 11.2 24,061 23,702 1.518. Iron & Steel Scrap 319 378 -15.6 2,318 2,604 -11.019. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap 138 291 -52.6 902 1,462 -38.320. All Other Carloads 337 407 -17.2 2,926 3,037 -3.7
13,790 15,011 -8.1 % 104,794 114,531 -8.5 %Total
Intermodal Units Originated
Containers 9,068 7,757 16.9 % 71,717 59,020 21.5 %Trailers 67 0 — 142 65 118.5
9,135 7,757 17.8 % 71,859 59,085 21.6 %Total
Weekly Railroad TrafficAssociation of American Railroads
Traffic Originated
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change
Week 8Ending February 25, 2012
Cumulative, 8 WeeksEnding February 25, 2012
For the Week Ending February 25, 2012Weekly Traffic of Major North American Railroads
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 30,238 33,017 -8.4 % 245,634 264,775 -7.2 %2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 3,628 3,676 -1.3 33,462 31,425 6.53. Metallic Ores 18,213 16,500 10.4 159,849 143,961 11.04. Coal 127,702 144,599 -11.7 1,057,448 1,104,783 -4.35. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 17,721 17,212 3.0 138,242 120,493 14.7
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 5,513 6,025 -8.5 45,957 48,302 -4.97. Grain Mill Products 11,586 11,604 -0.2 90,368 93,453 -3.38. Food & Kindred Products 9,734 10,000 -2.7 76,858 76,444 0.59. Primary Forest Products 3,175 3,122 1.7 24,741 24,266 2.0
10. Lumber & Wood Products 5,877 5,282 11.3 44,571 39,200 13.7
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 9,450 9,982 -5.3 76,966 77,923 -1.212. Chemicals 41,529 44,332 -6.3 328,431 341,145 -3.713. Petroleum Products 13,875 11,525 20.4 111,708 94,450 18.314. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 10,197 9,852 3.5 78,153 71,955 8.615. Coke 4,276 4,348 -1.7 34,678 32,424 7.0
16. Metals & Products 16,858 14,434 16.8 117,366 108,606 8.117. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 26,276 21,036 24.9 186,151 159,413 16.818. Iron & Steel Scrap 6,221 6,612 -5.9 50,710 48,956 3.619. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap 3,518 3,431 2.5 27,709 26,614 4.120. All Other Carloads 6,741 6,329 6.5 47,830 47,661 0.4
372,328 382,918 -2.8 % 2,976,832 2,956,249 0.7 %Total
Intermodal Units Originated
Containers 238,106 240,651 -1.1 % 1,980,500 1,898,727 4.3 %Trailers 31,096 34,538 -10.0 250,552 270,761 -7.5
269,202 275,189 -2.2 % 2,231,052 2,169,488 2.8 %Total
Weekly Railroad TrafficAssociation of American Railroads