WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 13, 2024. For this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 457,453 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.1% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending January 13 were 213,277 carloads, down 10.2% compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 244,176 containers and trailers, up 1.9% compared to 2023. Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2023. They were chemicals, up 2,591 carloads, to 33,076; petroleum and petroleum products, up 389 carloads, to 10,374; and forest products, up 80 carloads, to 8,193.