Weekly Traffic of Major U.S.

Railroads
For the Week Ending July 23, 2011

Traffic Originated
Week 29
Ending July 23, 2011
2011

2010

20,939
766
10,398
125,752
19,852

20,952
886
6,787
132,270
17,003

5,700
8,935
5,843
1,613
2,855

5,476
9,155
6,042
1,795
2,618

11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products

12. Chemicals
13. Petroleum Products
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke

6,012
30,010
6,964
8,209
3,393

16. Metals & Products

17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Iron & Steel Scrap
19. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap
20. All Other Carloads

Cumulative, 29 Weeks
Ending July 23, 2011
Change

2011

2010

Change

658,065
25,278
199,957
3,688,818
487,960

614,999
24,858
154,086
3,697,854
474,521

4.1
-2.4
-3.3
-10.1
9.1

143,965
276,257
184,505
42,612
80,991

147,653
291,369
183,054
48,003
76,343

-2.5
-5.2
0.8
-11.2
6.1

5,909
28,820
7,160
7,609
3,240

1.7
4.1
-2.7
7.9
4.7

173,049
877,675
195,353
203,563
99,435

161,764
835,142
183,910
197,875
100,180

7.0
5.1
6.2
2.9
-0.7

9,813
11,346
5,049
3,416
5,044

9,484
10,751
4,057
3,802
4,136

3.5
5.5
24.5
-10.2
22.0

295,270
367,126
137,598
90,934
129,686

267,716
343,117
131,772
104,506
124,303

10.3
7.0
4.4
-13.0
4.3

291,909

287,952

1.4 %

8,358,097

8,163,025

2.4 %

Containers
Trailers

200,077
32,104

197,564
32,820

1.3 %
-2.2

5,555,626
955,631

5,178,040
907,924

7.3 %
5.3

Total

232,181

230,384

0.8 %

6,511,257

6,085,964

7.0 %

33.5

33.0

1.5 %

936.6

905.4

3.4 %

Carloads Originated
1. Grain
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallic Ores
4. Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
6. Nonmetallic Minerals
7. Grain Mill Products
8. Food & Kindred Products
9. Primary Forest Products
10. Lumber & Wood Products

Total

-0.1 %
-13.5
53.2
-4.9
16.8

7.0 %
1.7
29.8
-0.2
2.8

Intermodal Units Originated

Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions)

Estimated Ton-Miles (Billions)

Association of American Railroads

Weekly Railroad Traffic

Weekly Traffic of Major Canadian Railroads

For the Week Ending July 23, 2011

Traffic Originated
Week 29
Ending July 23, 2011
2011

2010

9,601
2,922
13,100
8,155
2,562

9,248
2,620
13,563
9,205
2,619

6. Nonmetallic Minerals
7. Grain Mill Products
8. Food & Kindred Products
9. Primary Forest Products
10. Lumber & Wood Products

1,884
1,444
2,086
1,466
2,675

1,381
1,392
2,079
1,389
2,307

11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products

12. Chemicals
13. Petroleum Products
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke

3,637
9,851
4,469
1,417
723

16. Metals & Products

17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Iron & Steel Scrap
19. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap
20. All Other Carloads

Cumulative, 29 Weeks
Ending July 23, 2011
Change

2011

2010

Change

256,775
78,768
366,701
232,269
57,092

271,757
78,079
355,393
229,055
59,940

36.4
3.7
0.3
5.5
16.0

47,441
47,739
61,531
44,094
70,880

48,431
45,943
58,445
44,408
65,352

-2.0
3.9
5.3
-0.7
8.5

3,664
9,484
4,349
1,382
701

-0.7
3.9
2.8
2.5
3.1

105,267
330,246
124,425
36,654
13,628

99,975
294,548
121,632
37,184
15,441

5.3
12.1
2.3
-1.4
-11.7

2,401
3,750
926
420
919

2,430
4,092
661
371
962

-1.2
-8.4
40.1
13.2
-4.5

64,345
144,498
25,990
9,265
27,861

66,749
140,374
23,952
10,308
29,586

-3.6
2.9
8.5
-10.1
-5.8

74,408

73,899

0.7 %

2,145,469

2,096,552

2.3 %

Containers
Trailers

48,296
1,553

44,553
1,494

8.4 %
3.9

1,318,443
44,484

1,284,207
46,236

2.7 %
-3.8

Total

49,849

46,047

8.3 %

1,362,927

1,330,443

2.4 %

Carloads Originated
1. Grain
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallic Ores
4. Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel

Total

3.8 %
11.5
-3.4
-11.4
-2.2

-5.5 %
0.9
3.2
1.4
-4.8

Intermodal Units Originated

Association of American Railroads

Weekly Railroad Traffic

Weekly Traffic of Major Mexican Railroads

For the Week Ending July 23, 2011

Traffic Originated
Week 29
Ending July 23, 2011
2011

2010

1,051
207
1,746
209
150

1,989
595
1,483
50
81

23
125
922
3
18

79
351
1,014
0
1

11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products

12. Chemicals
13. Petroleum Products
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke

55
1,315
502
2,069
651

16. Metals & Products

17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Iron & Steel Scrap
19. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap
20. All Other Carloads

Cumulative, 29 Weeks
Ending July 23, 2011
Change

2011

2010

Change

30,144
4,933
45,819
5,264
4,183

45,269
5,196
39,381
3,175
4,891

-33.4 %
-5.1
16.3
65.8
-14.5

-70.9
-64.4
-9.1

1700.0

1,536
5,991
28,946
68
459

2,049
4,987
25,123
68
381

-25.0
20.1
15.2
0.0
20.5

92
1,007
343
1,583
524

-40.2
30.6
46.4
30.7
24.2

1,234
33,939
14,365
55,497
15,482

912
32,966
13,576
50,552
15,884

35.3
3.0
5.8
9.8
-2.5

1,944
3,377
374
116
616

1,342
2,091
235
214
354

44.9
61.5
59.1
-45.8
74.0

52,923
87,827
9,369
5,023
11,776

46,230
76,695
10,893
4,553
12,564

14.5
14.5
-14.0
10.3
-6.3

15,473

13,428

15.2 %

414,778

395,345

4.9 %

Containers
Trailers

9,409
8

6,012
0

56.5 %

229,245
146

184,606
166

24.2 %
-12.0

Total

9,417

6,012

56.6 %

229,391

184,772

24.1 %

Carloads Originated
1. Grain
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallic Ores
4. Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel
6. Nonmetallic Minerals
7. Grain Mill Products
8. Food & Kindred Products
9. Primary Forest Products
10. Lumber & Wood Products

Total

-47.2 %
-65.2
17.7
318.0
85.2

Intermodal Units Originated

Association of American Railroads

Weekly Railroad Traffic

Weekly Traffic of Major North American Railroads

For the Week Ending July 23, 2011

Traffic Originated
Week 29
Ending July 23, 2011
2011

2010

31,591
3,895
25,244
134,116
22,564

32,189
4,101
21,833
141,525
19,703

6. Nonmetallic Minerals
7. Grain Mill Products
8. Food & Kindred Products
9. Primary Forest Products
10. Lumber & Wood Products

7,607
10,504
8,851
3,082
5,548

6,936
10,898
9,135
3,184
4,926

11. Pulp, Paper & Allied Products

12. Chemicals
13. Petroleum Products
14. Stone, Clay & Glass Products
15. Coke

9,704
41,176
11,935
11,695
4,767

16. Metals & Products

17. Motor Vehicles & Equipment
18. Iron & Steel Scrap
19. Waste & Nonferrous Scrap
20. All Other Carloads

Cumulative, 29 Weeks
Ending July 23, 2011
Change

2011

2010

Change

944,984
108,979
612,477
3,926,351
549,235

932,025
108,133
548,860
3,930,084
539,352

9.7
-3.6
-3.1
-3.2
12.6

192,942
329,987
274,982
86,774
152,330

198,133
342,299
266,622
92,479
142,076

-2.6
-3.6
3.1
-6.2
7.2

9,665
39,311
11,852
10,574
4,465

0.4
4.7
0.7
10.6
6.8

279,550
1,241,860
334,143
295,714
128,545

262,651
1,162,656
319,118
285,611
131,505

6.4
6.8
4.7
3.5
-2.3

14,158
18,473
6,349
3,952
6,579

13,256
16,934
4,953
4,387
5,452

6.8
9.1
28.2
-9.9
20.7

412,538
599,451
172,957
105,222
169,323

380,695
560,186
166,617
119,367
166,453

8.4
7.0
3.8
-11.9
1.7

381,790

375,279

1.7 %

10,918,344

10,654,922

2.5 %

Containers
Trailers

257,782
33,665

248,129
34,314

3.9 %
-1.9

7,103,314
1,000,261

6,646,853
954,326

6.9 %
4.8

Total

291,447

282,443

3.2 %

8,103,575

7,601,179

6.6 %

Carloads Originated
1. Grain
2. Farm Products, Ex. Grain
3. Metallic Ores
4. Coal
5. Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel

Total

-1.9 %
-5.0
15.6
-5.2
14.5

1.4 %
0.8
11.6
-0.1
1.8

Intermodal Units Originated

Association of American Railroads

Weekly Railroad Traffic