AAR reports U.S. carload and intermodal declines for the week ending June 6

United States rail carload and intermodal volumes saw annual declines, for the week ending June 6, according to data issued this week by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Rail carloads—at 192,494—were off 22% annually, topping the weeks ending May 30 and May 23, at 190,639 and 179,973, respectively. 

Intermodal containers and trailers—at 240,677 units—were down 9.6% annually, topping the weeks ending May 30 and May 23, at 215,741 and 238,076, respectively.

AAR said that none of the 10 carload commodity groups it tracks posted an annual gain. And it added that notable commodity groups posting annual declines included: coal, down 22,981 carloads, to 48,689; metallic ores and metals, down 9,054 carloads, to 13,393; and motor vehicles and parts, down 6,386 carloads, to 9,365.

Through the first 23 weeks of 2020, U.S. rail carloads—at 4,906,251—were down 15.1 annually, and intermodal units—at 5,427,307—were down 11.2% for the same period.