The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in August 2022 was up compared to August 2021. Carloads originated increased 2.4 percent, from 365,143 in August 2021 to 373,968 in August 2022.
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel led gains with a 24.5 percent increase. Grain was up 21.9 percent, and Food and Kindred Products increased 15.8 percent. Coal led declines this month, down 22 percent. Metallic Ores, Trailer or…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in July 2022 was down compared to July 2021. Carloads originated decreased 5.2 percent, from 359,160 in July 2021 to 340,582 in July 2022.
Nonmetallic Minerals continued to lead gains with a 37.7 percent increase. Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel was up 23.0 percent, and Lumber and Wood Products increased 14.1 percent. Trailer or Container led declines again this month, down…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in June 2022 was down compared to June 2021. Carloads originated decreased 3.0 percent, from 365,839 in June 2021 to 354,746 in June 2022.
Nonmetallic Minerals led gains with a 40.8 percent increase. Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel was up 27.4 percent, and Grain increased 12.4 percent. Trailer or Container led declines, down 25.5 percent. Coal, Lumber and Wood Products,…
The North American rail equipment fleet maintained its total size during the second quarter of 2022. The total equipment count was 2,073,201, for a change of 0 percent.
The four largest segments during the quarter were Covered Hoppers (29 percent), Tank Cars (22 percent) and Gondolas and Intermodal (10 percent).
Three car groups increased from the last quarter, led by Box Cars, up 1.1 percent, and EOTS and Locomotives, up 0.8 percent and 0.2…
Railinc internships offer valuable, hands-on experience in areas ranging from IT to human resources to business operations. This summer, the company welcomed several high school and college students, and Railinc Corporate Communications caught up with some of them to learn about their experience.
Interns Find Ways to Learn, Grow and Contribute
Rhea Sodem previously interned with Railinc in the Internal Operations department. She returned this…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in May 2022 was down compared to May 2021. Carloads originated decreased 1.2 percent, from 361,349 in May 2021 to 356,887 in May 2022.
Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel led gains with a 25.0 percent increase. Metals and Products was up 23.9 percent, and Pulp, Paper, and Allied Products increased 11.3 percent. Trailer or Container led declines, down 24.3 percent. Chemicals,…
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads in April 2022 was up compared to April 2021. Carloads originated increased 1.7 percent, from 355,874 in April 2021 to 361,793 in April 2022.
Metals and Products led gains with a 17.3 percent increase. Petroleum Products was up 16 percent, and Nonmetallic Minerals and Food and Kindred Products increased 12 and 11.5 percent respectively. Motor Vehicles and Equipment led…
Last month, Railinc Senior Data Scientist David Humphrey was in La Quinta, California, to present his annual railcar and locomotive reviews at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference. Railinc’s Corporate Communications team sat down with David post-conference to delve into some of the most significant takeaways from this year’s data and event.
Corporate Communications (CC): What were some of the important trends that you touched on when…