The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes experienced year-over-year increases for the week ending August 31.

For the week ending August 31, U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes showed annual increases, as reported by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Rail carloads reached 233,278, marking a 1.0% rise, with seven of ten commodity groups seeing gains, particularly in grain and petroleum. Intermodal containers and trailers also rose by 15.3%, totaling 283,354. Overall, total rail volumes increased by 8.4% to 516,632. However, for the first 34 weeks of 2024, rail carloads decreased by 3.6%, while intermodal units grew by 9.3%.