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Weekly Traffic of Major U.S.

Railroads
For the Week Ending May 16, 2009

Traffic Originated
Week 19 Cumulative, 19 Weeks
Ending May 16, 2009 Ending May 16, 2009
2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 16,883 21,433 -21.2 % 360,984 474,596 -23.9 %
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 779 950 -18.0 14,093 21,726 -35.1
3. Metallic Ores 2,847 9,331 -69.5 46,886 103,391 -54.7
4. Coal 118,151 142,512 -17.1 2,511,074 2,734,463 -8.2
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 16,125 21,638 -25.5 285,228 361,886 -21.2
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 4,621 6,237 -25.9 77,013 110,487 -30.3
7. Grain Mill Products 8,079 9,000 -10.2 151,626 167,904 -9.7
8. Food & Kindred Products 7,430 8,864 -16.2 147,123 172,020 -14.5
9. Primary Forest Products 1,348 2,190 -38.4 26,898 41,674 -35.5
10. Lumber & Wood Products 2,417 4,237 -43.0 45,115 73,009 -38.2
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 5,359 6,864 -21.9 107,551 135,728 -20.8
12. Chemicals 24,925 31,359 -20.5 489,295 596,557 -18.0
13. Petroleum Products 5,069 6,350 -20.2 101,567 119,573 -15.1
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 6,228 8,774 -29.0 118,674 152,719 -22.3
15. Coke 2,362 3,822 -38.2 52,705 70,913 -25.7
16. Metals & Products 5,047 13,338 -62.2 110,695 255,201 -56.6
17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 8,398 17,331 -51.5 172,086 347,104 -50.4
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 6,778 11,708 -42.1 120,893 197,517 -38.8
19. All Other Carloads 4,412 5,260 -16.1 97,073 94,856 2.3
Total 247,258 331,198 -25.3 % 5,036,579 6,231,324 -19.2 %
Intermodal Units Originated
Trailers 30,200 49,555 -39.1 % 620,845 926,324 -33.0 %
Containers 158,235 184,269 -14.1 2,910,724 3,310,273 -12.1
Total 188,435 233,824 -19.4 % 3,531,569 4,236,597 -16.6 %
Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions)
Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions) 26.2 34.6 -24.3 % 534.6 652.7 -18.1 %

Association of American Railroads Weekly Railroad Traffic


Weekly Traffic of Major Canadian Railroads
For the Week Ending May 16, 2009

Traffic Originated
Week 19 Cumulative, 19 Weeks
Ending May 16, 2009 Ending May 16, 2009
2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 8,733 10,517 -17.0 % 181,051 189,532 -4.5 %
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 2,647 1,727 53.3 60,214 44,282 36.0
3. Metallic Ores 2,918 12,983 -77.5 163,620 245,404 -33.3
4. Coal 6,197 8,346 -25.7 111,811 153,424 -27.1
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 1,421 2,318 -38.7 20,147 29,143 -30.9
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 690 1,276 -45.9 23,233 28,592 -18.7
7. Grain Mill Products 1,442 1,726 -16.5 25,853 31,616 -18.2
8. Food & Kindred Products 2,255 2,123 6.2 40,451 41,555 -2.7
9. Primary Forest Products 1,549 1,989 -22.1 27,339 31,675 -13.7
10. Lumber & Wood Products 2,096 2,963 -29.3 37,740 52,434 -28.0
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 2,959 4,308 -31.3 66,269 85,169 -22.2
12. Chemicals 10,873 14,087 -22.8 212,341 291,198 -27.1
13. Petroleum Products 549 648 -15.3 11,783 12,124 -2.8
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 1,142 1,696 -32.7 19,769 27,280 -27.5
15. Coke 405 370 9.5 7,279 7,004 3.9
16. Metals & Products 1,573 2,502 -37.1 32,254 52,199 -38.2
17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 3,348 5,275 -36.5 64,870 109,404 -40.7
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 940 1,620 -42.0 18,191 28,911 -37.1
19. All Other Carloads 975 1,016 -4.0 15,539 16,697 -6.9
Total 52,712 77,490 -32.0 % 1,139,754 1,477,643 -22.9 %
Intermodal Units Originated
Trailers 1,734 2,313 -25.0 % 30,572 37,119 -17.6 %
Containers 38,421 46,284 -17.0 743,161 865,343 -14.1
Total 40,155 48,597 -17.4 % 773,733 902,462 -14.3 %

Association of American Railroads Weekly Railroad Traffic


Weekly Traffic of Major Mexican Railroads
For the Week Ending May 16, 2009

Traffic Originated
Week 19 Cumulative, 19 Weeks
Ending May 16, 2009 Ending May 16, 2009
2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 1,728 914 89.1 % 23,275 14,905 56.2 %
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 86 9 855.6 2,543 1,948 30.5
3. Metallic Ores 1,000 482 107.5 16,477 17,338 -5.0
4. Coal 47 87 -46.0 957 1,071 -10.6
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 203 340 -40.3 4,062 4,777 -15.0
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 58 95 -38.9 1,016 2,211 -54.0
7. Grain Mill Products 108 151 -28.5 1,608 2,377 -32.4
8. Food & Kindred Products 885 924 -4.2 14,523 15,386 -5.6
9. Primary Forest Products 2 0 — 27 21 28.6
10. Lumber & Wood Products 12 14 -14.3 104 251 -58.6
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 42 52 -19.2 1,012 1,121 -9.7
12. Chemicals 1,114 829 34.4 19,796 17,154 15.4
13. Petroleum Products 322 409 -21.3 6,681 6,350 5.2
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 1,822 2,269 -19.7 34,646 41,735 -17.0
15. Coke 528 475 11.2 9,273 9,413 -1.5
16. Metals & Products 1,467 2,015 -27.2 25,119 32,319 -22.3
17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 1,635 2,801 -41.6 32,530 50,387 -35.4
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 302 482 -37.3 4,876 7,095 -31.3
19. All Other Carloads 367 563 -34.8 7,914 11,396 -30.6
Total 11,728 12,911 -9.2 % 206,439 237,255 -13.0 %
Intermodal Units Originated
Trailers 10 48 -79.2 % 439 1,322 -66.8 %
Containers 5,537 6,203 -10.7 89,590 111,036 -19.3
Total 5,547 6,251 -11.3 % 90,029 112,358 -19.9 %

Association of American Railroads Weekly Railroad Traffic


Weekly Traffic of Major North American Railroads
For the Week Ending May 16, 2009

Traffic Originated
Week 19 Cumulative, 19 Weeks
Ending May 16, 2009 Ending May 16, 2009
2009 2008 Change 2009 2008 Change
Carloads Originated
1. Grain 27,344 32,864 -16.8 % 565,310 679,033 -16.7 %
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain 3,512 2,686 30.8 76,850 67,956 13.1
3. Metallic Ores 6,765 22,796 -70.3 226,983 366,133 -38.0
4. Coal 124,395 150,945 -17.6 2,623,842 2,888,958 -9.2
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel 17,749 24,296 -26.9 309,437 395,806 -21.8
6. Nonmetallic Minerals 5,369 7,608 -29.4 101,262 141,290 -28.3
7. Grain Mill Products 9,629 10,877 -11.5 179,087 201,897 -11.3
8. Food & Kindred Products 10,570 11,911 -11.3 202,097 228,961 -11.7
9. Primary Forest Products 2,899 4,179 -30.6 54,264 73,370 -26.0
10. Lumber & Wood Products 4,525 7,214 -37.3 82,959 125,694 -34.0
11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 8,360 11,224 -25.5 174,832 222,018 -21.3
12. Chemicals 36,912 46,275 -20.2 721,432 904,909 -20.3
13. Petroleum Products 5,940 7,407 -19.8 120,031 138,047 -13.1
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products 9,192 12,739 -27.8 173,089 221,734 -21.9
15. Coke 3,295 4,667 -29.4 69,257 87,330 -20.7
16. Metals & Products 8,087 17,855 -54.7 168,068 339,719 -50.5
17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment 13,381 25,407 -47.3 269,486 506,895 -46.8
18. Waste & Scrap Materials 8,020 13,810 -41.9 143,960 233,523 -38.4
19. All Other Carloads 5,754 6,839 -15.9 120,526 122,949 -2.0
Total 311,698 421,599 -26.1 % 6,382,772 7,946,222 -19.7 %
Intermodal Units Originated
Containers 202,193 236,756 -14.6 % 3,743,475 4,286,652 -12.7 %
Trailers 31,944 51,916 -38.5 651,856 964,765 -32.4
Total 234,137 288,672 -18.9 % 4,395,331 5,251,417 -16.3 %

Association of American Railroads Weekly Railroad Traffic

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