*Car values in the graph have been changed to 25,000 per car* The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 8 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 390,703 in October 2013 to 420,257 in October 2014.
Commodities experiencing the greatest increases this month were coal and nonmetallic minerals, up 32 percent and 27 percent, respectively. The most significant declines…

The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet once again held steady during the third quarter of 2014. The total equipment count was 2,007,584 compared to 2,001,132 during the second quarter of 2014, resulting in a less than 1 percent increase from the previous quarter.

The three largest segments again were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (19 percent) and gondolas (13 percent).

Group increases…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 12 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 355,900 in September 2013 to 398,115 in September 2014.
 
All commodities experienced increases this month; there are no declines to report, from food and kindred products being up 2 percent to the largest observable gains in metallic ores and and nonmetallic minerals, up 50 percent…
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The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 7 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 375,728 in August 2013 to 400,471 in August 2014.
 
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores, up 70 percent, followed by nonmetallic minerals and grain, up 52 percent and 23 percent, respectively. Four commodities experienced declines in August 2013; grain mill products was…
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*Car values in the graph have been changed to 25,000 per car.*

The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 7 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 381,416 in July 2013 to 407,016 in July 2014.

  The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 32 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand and gravel, up 26 percent. Petroleum products and…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased by 5 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 359,186 in June 2013 to 378,244 in June 2014.

  The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 45 percent. Metallic ores and food and kindred products were the only commodities experiencing declines, down 46 percent and 3 percent, respectively. (Click…