US Rail Traffic Surges, Grain & Petroleum Lead Gains

U.S. railroads experienced a 2.5% increase in carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April eighteenth, with total traffic edging ahead year-to-date. Carloads rose by 3%, while intermodal containers and trailers climbed by 2.2%. Eight out of ten commodity groups posted gains, with grain leading the pack with a 22.9% surge and petroleum products jumping 15.5% amid global price swings. However, miscellaneous loads dipped by 10.1% and coal slid by 4.7%. Year-to-date, carloads are up 3.9%, while intermodal is down slightly by 0.1%. North American rails saw a 3.8% increase in weekly combined volume, with year-to-date traffic up 1.9%. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8567ddea867cd8db