They included nonmetallic minerals, up 3,839
carloads, to 41,227; metallic ores and metals, up 2,940
carloads, to 22,059; and chemicals, up 2,097
carloads, to 30,818.
Like a year ago, a close look at the year-to-date volumes for
carload and intermodal shows that intermodal units are outgaining rail
carload volumes, something that didn't happen prior to May 2015, but is happening with more frequency these days.
Total
carloads from rail operations commenced or acquired by G&W and RA in the last 12 months, including Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC; Marquette Rail LLC and Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc.
Total
carloads for the week ending August 12 were 268,364
carloads, up 0.
rail
carload and intermodal volumes falling, it's not surprising that data issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) showed annual 2016 volume declines for each segment.
GWI's traffic in December 2012 was 74,529
carloads, a decrease of 7,480
carloads, or 9.
G&Ws traffic in the first quarter of 2017 was 821,248
carloads, an increase of 139,864
carloads, or 20.
railroads originating 299,943
carloads for the week ending Aug.
Excluding 210
carloads from the Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.
G&Ws traffic in the third quarter of 2016 was 739,814
carloads, a decrease of 32,836
carloads, or 4.
rail
carload and inter-modal volumes failed to realize annual growth for various other factors, according to data issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Excluding 125
carloads from the Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.