Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6% for Week
Container traffic for the week ended Saturday rose 9.6% to 217,444 units, while trailers fell 10.7% to 28,471 units.
Railroad carloads excluding intermodal rose 1.7% to 286,156 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.