Street flip: Intermodal rail charges ahead in latest data
Containers and trailers hauled by rail powered ahead while carload shipments were narrowly off in the latest U.S. data. The post Street flip: Intermodal rail charges ahead in latest data appeared first on FreightWaves.
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Intermodal traffic outpaced carload freight in the latest weekly data from U. S. railroads. The Association of American Railroads said rail freight for the week ending July 18 was 523,900 carloads and intermodal units, up 3. 4% compared with the same week last year. Carloads totaled 226,883 units, off 1.
2%, while intermodal volume of 297,017 containers and trailers was better by 7. 2% compared to 2025. Six of 10 carload commodity groups tracked by AAR were higher year-on-year, including metallic ores and metals, 9. 2%; forest products, 3. 8%; and grain 3%. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag.
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Total combined traffic came to 14,176,139 carloads and intermodal units, better by 3. 4%. North American rail volume for the week on nine reporting U. S. , Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 328,259 carloads, an increase of 0. 6%, and 382,501 intermodal units, up 6. 3%, y/y.
Total combined traffic reached 710,760 carloads and intermodal units, a gain of 3. 6%. Volume year-to-date was 19,503,621 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 2. 9% compared with 2025. Subscribe to FreightWaves’ Rail e-newsletter and get the latest insights on rail freight right in your inbox. Read more articles by Stuart Chirls here. window.
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