Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,526 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.6% compared with the same week last year.Total carloads were 230,573, down 1.6% compared with the same week in 2021, while intermodal volume was 265,953 containers and trailers, down 3.4% compared to 2021.
Four of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2021. They included grain, up 1,809 carloads to 19,916; nonmetallic minerals, up 633 carloads to 34,409; and farm products excluding grain, and food, up 378 carloads to 15,618. Commodity groups that posted decreases included miscellaneous carloads, down 2,260 carloads to 7,901; chemicals, down 1,385 carloads to 32,287; and coal, down 1,076 carloads to 65,812.
For the first 31 weeks of 2022, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 7,131,393 carloads, down 0.1% from the same point last year; and 8,178,585 intermodal units, down 5.7% from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 31 weeks of 2022 was 15,309,978 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.2% compared to l2021.
North American rail volume for the week ending August 6, 2022, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 327,633 carloads, down 0.1%, and 354,967 intermodal units, down 1.2%. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 682,600 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.7%. North American rail volume for the first 31 weeks of 2022 was 20,917,514 carloads and intermodal units, down 3% compared with 2021.
Canadian railroads reported 74,899 carloads for the week, up 3.2%, and 73,082 intermodal units, up 6.7%, compared with the same week in 2021. For the first 31 weeks of 2022, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,447,124 carloads, containers and trailers, down 3.5%.
Mexican railroads reported 22,161 carloads for the week, up 4.8% compared with the same week last year, and 15,932 intermodal units, up 2.7%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 31 weeks of 2022 was 1,160,412 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, up 1.3% from 2021.
