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The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in February 2025 was down compared to February 2024. Carloads originated decreased 0.4 percent, from 324,728 in February 2024 to 323,295 in February 2025. Trailer or Container led gains, up 23.5 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 65.8 percent.Click here to download…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in January 2025 was up compared to January 2024. Carloads originated increased 10.9 percent, from 319,010 in January 2024 to 353,733 in January 2025. Grain Mill Products led gains, up 37.7 percent, followed by Trailer or Container, up 35.7 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 65.1 percent.Click …
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in December 2024 was up compared to December 2023. Carloads originated increased 6.2 percent, from 336,683 in December 2023 to 357,658 in December 2024. Grain Mill Products continued to lead gains, up 45.3 percent, followed by Food and Kindred Products, up 20.1 percent. Metallic Ores was down once again, down 52.6 percent.Click …
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in November 2024 was up compared to November 2023. Carloads originated increased 2.5 percent, from 349,209 in November 2023 to 358,053 in November 2024. Grain Mill Products led gains for the second month in a row, up 22.4 percent. Metallic Ores led declines once again, down 19.1 percent.Click …
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in October 2024 was down slightly compared to October 2023. Carloads originated decreased 0.4 percent, from 373,273 in October 2023 to 371,684 in October 2024. Grain Mill Products led October gains, up 25.2 percent. Metallic Ores led declines, down 20.7 percent.Click here …
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 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 …