The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased slightly, with a three percent increase in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 346,820 in September 2012 to 355,900 in September 2013.
 
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 41 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand, and gravel, up 22 percent.  Commodities experiencing the most significant declines were all…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads remained nearly steady, with a slight 0.6 percent decrease in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down slightly from 377,950 in August 2012 to 375,728 in August 2013.
 
The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 30 percent, followed by crushed stone, sand and gravel, up 16 percent. Commodities experiencing the most significant declines…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased eight percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 354,708 in July 2012 to 381,416 in July 2013. The largest gains were observed in nonmetallic minerals, up 81 percent, followed by metallic ores, up 28 percent.  All commodities experienced increases this month, when compared to this same month last year.  (…
Railinc has upgraded the Interline Service Agreement (ISA) Repository, streamlining the process of entering into an ISA and making the application easily accessible to railroads of all sizes. The upgrade to the repository helps railroads that operate in and around major rail gateways improve planning and communication with their interchange partners. About 130 freight-rail industry participants use the ISA Repository. Railinc developed the…
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet once again held steady during the second quarter of 2013. The total equipment count was 1,978,807 compared to 1,970,958 during the first quarter of 2013, resulting in a negligible increase from last quarter. The three largest segments were covered hoppers (26 percent), tank cars (18 percent) and gondolas (13 percent). Group increases over the previous quarter once again were led by…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads remained steady in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 358,502 in June 2012 to 359,186 in June 2013, resulting in a negligible increase.
 
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores, up 88 percent, followed by nonmetallic minerals, up 28 percent. Grain and the all other carloads commodity experienced the most significant declines, down 12…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 370,163 in May 2012 to 392,609 in May 2013, resulting in a six percent increase.
 
The largest gains were observed in metallic ores, up 92 percent, followed by coal and nonmetallic minerals, up 55 percent and 27 percent, respectively. Grain and grain mill products experienced the most significant…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 347,636 in April 2012 to 373,535 in April 2013, resulting in an eight percent increase.
 
The largest gain was observed in coal, up 54 percent. Nonmetallic minerals followed, up 44 percent, along with trailer or container and lumber and wood products, up 27 percent and 22 percent, respectively.…