The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased 10 percent compared to November of the previous year. Total carloads were up from 320,572 in November 2015 to 352,463 in November 2016.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads held steady with a less than 1 percent increase compared to October of last year. Total carloads were up from 357,806 in October 2015 to 360,212 in October 2016.
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet decreased slightly during the third quarter of 2016. The total equipment count was 2,073,563, compared to 2,076,537 during the second quarter, resulting in a 0.1 percent decrease.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads held steady with a less than 1 percent increase compared to September of last year. Total carloads were up from 350,510 in September 2015 to 351,401 in September 2016.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads increased 3 percent in year-over-year comparisons. Total carloads were up from 355,908 in August 2015 to 365,325 in August 2016.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 5 percent in year-over-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 359,922 in July 2015 to 342,092 in July 2016.
The total size of the North American rail equipment fleet decreased slightly during the second quarter of 2016. The total equipment count was 2,076,537, compared to 2,082,010 during the first quarter, resulting in 0.3 percent decrease.
This month Railway Age again features freight equipment data and analysis from Railinc. But this time, we take a look at locomotives.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 3 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 360,806 in June 2015 to 348,689 in June 2016.
The number of carloads moved on short line and regional railroads decreased by 4.6 percent in year-to-year comparisons. Total carloads were down from 349,658 in May 2015 to 333,542 in May 2016.