Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads For the Week Ending August 15, 2009
Traffic Originated Week 32 Ending August 15, 2009
Cumulative, 32 Weeks Ending August 15, 2009
2009
2008
2009
2008
20,791 756
4,627 129,857 16,306
24,912 763 6,624 150,787 19,473
599,563 24,473 92,485 4,139,465 486,871
775,174 32,902 214,049 4,546,456 629,181
5,567 7,680 7,903 1,663 2,380
6,347 8,238 8,790 2,219 3,646
143,210 258,762 247,249 47,480 75,870
281,995 285,456 69,912 122,544
-32.1 -38.1
7,018 30,969 6,259 9,345 3,735
-11.4
-20.9 -16.3 -14.5 -22.4
-24.3
183,012 829,725 172,993 208,553 87,433
231,512 991,157 202,389 268,802
15. Coke
5,653 27,537 5,545 7,095 2,826
121,621
-28.1
16. Metals & Products 17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 18. Waste & Scrap Materials 19. All Other Carloads
6,412 11,194 8,398 4,298
13,074 14,443 11,057 5,858
-51.0 -22.5 -24.0 -26.6
186,129 283,876 211,344 157,667
405,075 542,059 330,615 160,528
-54.1
276,488
333,557
8,436,160
10,400,328
-18.9 %
Change
Change
Carloads Originated 1. Grain 2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 3. Metallic Ores 4.
Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 7. Grain Mil Products 8. Food & Kindred Products 9. Primary Forest Products 10. Lumber & Wood Products
11. Pulp, Paper & Alled Products 12. Chemicals 13. Petroleum Products 14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
Total Intermodal Units Originated
-16.5 % -0.9 -30.1 -13.9
-16.3 -12.3 -6.8 -10.1 -25.1
-34.7 -19.4 -11.1
-24.1
-17.1 %
188,901
-22.7 % -25.6
-56.8 -9.0 -22.6 -24.2 -8.2 -13.4
-47.6 -36.1 -1.8
..
Trailers Containers
30,182 163,306
49,121 187,913
-38.6 % -13.1
1,012,978 4,945,326
1,559,001 5,634,991
-35.0 % -12.2
Total
193,488
237,034
-18.4 %
5,958,304
7,193,992
-17.2 %
29.5
35.4
-16.7 %
897.8
1 ,094.7
-18.0 %
Estimated Ton-Miles
(Billons)
Estimated Ton-Miles (Bilions)
Association of American Railroads
Weekly Railroad Traffic
Weekly Traffic of Major Canadian Railroads . For the Week Ending August 15, 2009
Traffc Originated
Week 32 Ending August 15, 2009 2009
2008
9,062 2,036 8,844 6,577 2,040
7,929 2,095 15,438 8,876 2,997
6. Nonmetallc Minerals
1,116
7. Grain Mil Products
1 ,464
Change
Cumulative, 32 Weeks Ending August 15, 2009
Change
2009
2008
-42.7 -25.9 -31.9
298,758 93,535 236,891 206,024 42,836
297,720 68,163 431,734 258,105 68,582
-45.1
1,805 1,708 1,985 1,823 2,573
-38.2 -14.3 3.8 -22.0 -18.0
38,747 44,508 67,655 45,370 63,925
50,143 53,479 68,364 56,213 87,147
-22.7 -16.8 -1.0 -19.3 -26.6
4,668 13,746 714
-24.1 -9.1
111 ,127
1,471
1,831
469
327
4.5 -19.7 43.4
11 ,723
142,655 486,565 21,082 49,586 13,094
-22.1
12,496 746
-24.6 -6.7 -25.0 -10.5
1,344 4,141 1,055 802
3,017 6,040 1,777 814
-55.5 -31.4 -40.6 -1.5
50,819 109,804 32,619 30,911
91,775 178,039 54,149 29,099
-44.6 -38.3 -39.8 6.2
62,796
80,163
-21.7 %
1,909,206
2,505,694
-23.8 %
1,827
Carloads Originated 1. Grain 2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallc Ores 4.
Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
8. Food & Kindred Products 9. Primary Forest Products 10. Lumber & Wood Products
11. Pulp, Paper & Alled Products 12. Chemicals 13. Petroleum Products 14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke 16. Metals & Products 17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 19. All Other Carloads
Total Intermodal Units Originated
2,061 1 ,422
2,109 3,541
14.3 % -2.8
367,096 19,674 37,184
0.3 %
37.2 -20.2 -37.5
Trailers Containers
41 ,001
2,050 49,337
-10.9 % -16.9
50,725 1,235,392
63,500 1,473,844
-16.2
Total
42,828
51,387
-16.7 %
1,286,117
1 ,537,344
-16.3 %
Association of American Railroads
-20.1 %
Weekly Railroad Traffic
Weekly Traffic of Major Mexican Railroads For the Week Ending August 15, 2009
Traffc Originated
Week 32 Ending August 15, 2009 2009
2008
Change
1 ,442
1,666 169 1,109 148 187
-13.4 %
88.8 13.3 -91.2 -84.0
141
-70.2
112
-24.1
837
9
3 7
-12.2 -100.0 28.6
36 1,313 437 1,750 507
46 649 325 1,838 556
-21.7 102.3 34.5 -4.8 -8.8
1,053 2,051 343 617
1,688 2,808 489 683
-37.6 -27.0 -29.9 -9.7
12,039
13,461
Cumulative, 32 Weeks Ending August 15, 2009 2009
2008
49,688 6,289 29,139 1,146 6,390
41,882 4,763 31,367 2,583 8,477
-55.6 -24.6
1,637 2,772 25,072
4,012 4,254 26,973 52 387
-59.2 -34.8 -7.0 -5.8 -55.8
-21.6 20.4 13.9 -15.0 -9.6
Change
Carloads Originated 1. Grain 2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallc Ores 4.
Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 7. Grain Mill Products 8. Food & Kindred Products 9. Primary Forest Products 10. Lumber & Wood Products
11. Pulp, Paper & Alled Products 12. Chemicals 13. Petroleum Products 14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke 16. Metals & Products 17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 19. All Other Carloads
Total
319 1,257 13
30
42 85 735 0
-10.6 %
IntermodalUnits Originated
49 171
1,491
12,171
1,902 29,201 10,688
59,728 16,018
70,295 17,715
41 ,503
51,623 9,472 13,673
56,587 84,822 12,934 19,324
363,192
428,218
35,160
..
18.6 %
32.0 -7.1
-26.7 -39.1
-26.8 -29.2 -15.2 %
..
Trailers Containers
5,787
29 6,802
-44.8 % -14.9
629 155,914
1,913 196,732
-67.1 % -20.7
Total
5,803
6,831
-15.0 %
156,543
198,645
-21.2 %
Association of American Railroads
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Weekly Railroad Traffic
Weekly Traffic of Major North American Railroads For the Week Ending August 15, 2009
Traffic Originated Week 32 Ending August 15, 2009 2009
2008
31,295
34,507 3,027 23,171
Change
Cumulative, 32 Weeks Ending August 15, 2009 2009
2008
948,009 124,297 358,515 4,346,635 536,097
1 ,114,776
105,828 677,150 4,807,144 706,240
183,594 306,042 339,976 92,899 139,966
243,056 339,728 380,793 126,177 210,078
-24.5 -9.9 -10.7 -26.4 -33.4
-21.4 -18.2 -12.5 -21.4 -24.4 -49.7 -44.7 -36.3 -3.2
Change
Carloads Originated 1. Grain 2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 3. Metallic Ores
3,111 14,728
-9.3 % 2.8 -36.4 -14.6 -18.9
136,447 18,376
159,811
8,293 10,058
8. Food & Kindred Products 9. Primary Forest Products 10. Lumber & Wood Products
6,725 9,229 10,699 3,085 4,498
4,045 6,226
-18.9 -8.2 -7.9 -23.7 -27.8
11. Pulp, Paper & Alled Products 12. Chemicals
9,230 41 ,346
11,732 45,364 7,298 13,014 4,618
-21.3 -8.9 -7.8 -20.7 -17.7
295,630 1,231,981
204,838 305,465 115,174
376,069 1,506,923 234,159 388,683 152,430
8,809 17,386 9,796 5,717
17,779 23,291 13,323
-50.5 -25.4 -26.5 -22.3
278,451 445,303 253,435 202,251
553,437 804,920 397,698 208,951
351,323
427,181
10,708,558
13,334,240
4.
Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
6. Nonmetallc Minerals
7. Grain Mil Products
13. Petroleum Products 14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke 16. Metals & Products 17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 19. All Other Carloads
Total
6,728 10,316 3,802
22,657
11 ,612
7,355
-17.8 %
Intermodal Units Originated
-15.0 % 17.5 -47.1 -9.6 -24.1
-19.7 % .
Containers Trailers
210,094 32,025
244,052 51,200
-13.9 % -37.5
6,336,632
7,305,567
1 ,064,332
1 ,624,414
-13.3 % -34.5
Total
242,119
295,252
-18.0 %
7,400,964
8,929,981
-17.1 %
Association of American Railroads
Weekly Railroad Traffic