Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.2% for Week
Container traffic rose 7.6% to 219,882 units, while trailers fell 10% to 30,093, the rail trade group said in its weekly report.
Railroad carloads excluding intermodal declined 2.5% to 287,036 units, AAR said.
Railroad volume is considered an important economic indicator. Intermodal traffic, which tends to be higher-valued merchandise than bulk commodities, uses trains for the long haul and trucks for the shorter distance at either end of the trip.