Friday, 1 October 2010

Another record Week for Intermodal Rail Traffic

You are here:Home > articles > economy > Another Record week for Intermodal Rail Traffic, "The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported that U.S. road transit operations saw the highest weekly intermodal volume for 2010 and maximum container counts on the record of the week in the other sequence. For the week ending 25 September 2010, the combined traffic on u.s. road transit operations totaled 241,167 trailers and containers, 17.3 percent from the same week 2009, down 2.1% compared to 2008. The container last week rose 19.2% compared with 2008 and an increase of 6% compared with 2008. Trailer volume last week rose 7% compared to 2009, but decreased 32.8 percent compared to 2008.
U.S. road transit operations originate from 300,908 carloads week, 10.7% compared to the same week in 2009, but down 8.2% from the same week in 2008, in order to provide a complete picture of the progress of rail traffic, report AAR 2010 weekly rail traffic with comparison weeks in both 2008 and 2009. "  
MP: For years-t 0-dates (38 weeks), carload rail volume is up by 7.2% and intermodal rail traffic is up by 14.7%.This marks the 37th straight week begins in mid-January in improvement of intermodal rail traffic compared to the same week in 2009 and with the exception of a holiday-related decline in July, carload volume has increased over the past 31 weeks begins in late February.
Once again, Warren Buffett favorite economic indicator improved last week and container railway traffic indicate an all-time historical high; there must be a sign of economic recovery that the quantity of raw materials, natural resources, grains, chemicals, metals, timber, paper, glass, sand, clay, iron ore, coal, oil and operate products is increasing week by week., of course, these inputs are ordered by producers anywhere around the country, and will eventually be produced in some of the good or the final product has been processed and counted as part of GDP in future quarters; And an increased volume of inputs to move through the country and the subsequent increase in final output has eventually translate into higher employment.


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