Rail Freight Containers and Trailers Carload Traffic for April 2022 down -7.7% from April 2021

 SOURCE:

https://www.aar.org/news/rail-traffic-for-april-and-the-week-ending-april-30-2022/

"The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today (May 4) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 30, 2022, as well as volumes for April 2022.

Week ending April 30, 2022:
Total carloads for the week ending April 30 intermodal volume was 273,727 containers and trailers, down 8.7 percent compared to 2021.

April 2022:
U.S. railroads originated 1,083,151 containers and trailers in April 2022, down 7.7 percent, or 90,869 units, from the same month last year.

January through April 2022:
Total U.S. carload traffic for the first four months of 2022 was 4,453,049 intermodal units, down 7.1 percent, or 340,541 containers and trailers, from last year."