AAR: Petroleum Carloads Up 7.4% for Week Ended June 13


   
   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports 
that petroleum and petroleum product carloads totaled 11,054 during the week 
ended June 13, up 7.4% from the same week a year ago.

   Year-to-date, cumulative petroleum and petroleum products carloads totaled 
251,030, up 7.7% from the same period a year ago, an AAR report published on 
Wednesday (6/17) showed.

   Total weekly traffic for the profiled week reached 520,406 carloads and 
intermodal units, representing an increase of 7.2% from the corresponding week 
a year ago. Total carloads for the specific week ended June 13 reached 230,959, 
showing an expansion of 2.8% compared with the same week of last year.

   Weekly intermodal volume for the period reached 289,447 containers and 
trailers, representing an increase of 10.9% from the corresponding week of the 
prior year. Year-to-date, cumulative U.S. railroad carloads reported for the 
first 23 weeks of the current year stood at 5,215,944, up 3.2% from the same 
point last year.

   Cumulative intermodal units over the same year-to-date timeframe reached 
6,403,177 units, representing an improvement of 2.7% compared to the same 
period a year ago. Total combined rail traffic for the first 23 weeks of the 
year reached 11,619,121 carloads and intermodal units, expanding 2.9% compared 
to the prior year.




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