The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in September 2024 was up compared to September 2023. Carloads originated increased 4 percent, from 342,988 in September 2023 to 356,713 in September 2024. Grain led September gains, up 53.5 percent, followed by Petroleum Products, up 25.8 percent. All Other Carloads, which do not include the commodities listed below, led declines, down 11.6 percent.Click …
The North American rail equipment fleet slightly increased its total size during the third quarter of 2024. The total equipment count was 2,113,060, for a change of about 0.1 percent, or nearly 1,400 cars.The four largest segments during the quarter were Covered Hoppers (29 percent), Tank Cars (22 percent) and Gondolas and Intermodal (10 percent).Flats led gains, up 2.2 percent, while Box Cars led declines, down 0.9 percent.The total count of…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in August 2024 was up compared to August 2023. Carloads originated increased 6.1 percent, from 355,619 in August 2023 to 371,570 in August 2024. Coal and Grain led August gains, both up 25.2 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 25 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 21.6 percent, followed by Metals and Products, down 10.4 percent.Click …
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in July 2024 was up compared to July 2023. Carloads originated increased 11.1 percent, from 332,084 in July 2023 to 368,936 in July 2024.
Grain led July gains, up 45.3 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 27.8 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 14.6 percent, followed by Motor Vehicles and Equipment, down 14.1 percent.
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Grain led July gains, up 45.3 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 27.8 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 14.6 percent, followed by Motor Vehicles and Equipment, down 14.1 percent.
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The North American rail equipment fleet increased its total size during the first quarter of 2024. The total equipment count was 2,111,671, for a change of about 0.1 percent, or nearly 1,600 cars.The four largest segments during the quarter were Covered Hoppers (29 percent), Tank Cars (22 percent) and Gondolas and Intermodal (10 percent).Covered Hoppers led gains, up 0.8 percent. Intermodal led declines, down 1.5 percent, followed by Box Cars,…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in June 2024 was up compared to June 2023. Carloads originated increased 4.9 percent, from 341,439 in June 2023 to 358,045 in June 2024. Coal led June gains, up 25.7 percent, followed by Grain, up 25.6 percent. Nonmetallic Minerals led declines, down 13.7 percent.Click here…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in May 2024 was up compared to May 2023. Carloads originated increased 4.5 percent, from 355,619 in May 2023 to 371,570 in May 2024. Petroleum Products led May gains, up 28.7 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 16.8 percent. Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel led declines for the second month in a row, down 9.4 percent.Click …
Railinc’s Manager of Customer Success Clay Congleton has been recognized as a 2024 Rising Star by Progressive Railroading magazine.The award…