Summary of Rail Freight Traffic from Atlantic Systems Inc.
Data through August 28, 2010 -- 34 W 2010
A Weekly Report of North American Rail Freight Traffic
by Major Railroad and Commodity
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Total US Rail Traffic
| Major Commodity Groups | Total | Grain | Chemicals | Food | Forest | Metals | Coal | Autos | Intermodal |
| Current Week | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 10.5% | 11.0% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 27.3% | 1.5% | 14.5% | 17.1% |
| Vs. 2008 | (7.1%) | (15.3%) | (12.0%) | (9.9%) | (24.5%) | (17.4%) | (10.0%) | (0.8%) | (1.2%) |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 11.4% | 6.2% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 25.3% | 1.1% | 15.6% | 19.7% |
| Vs. 2008 | (7.0%) | (13.9%) | (6.8%) | (7.4%) | (23.5%) | (20.6%) | (11.1%) | (7.2%) | (0.3%) |
| Quarter to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 10.5% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 25.8% | 0.3% | 15.6% | 18.5% |
| Vs. 2008 | (8.8%) | (14.3%) | (8.3%) | (9.3%) | (24.1%) | (22.6%) | (11.4%) | (15.2%) | (2.7%) |
| Year to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 9.7% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 43.2% | (0.9%) | 32.7% | 14.3% |
| Vs. 2008 | (9.8%) | (12.7%) | (7.6%) | (8.1%) | (25.2%) | (21.5%) | (9.9%) | (28.6%) | (5.3%) |
Individual Carriers
| Carriers | CSX | NSC | BNSF | KSU | UNP | CNI | CP | KCSM | FXE | |
| Current Week | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 10.2% | 14.6% | 11.0% | 2.3% | 12.6% | 18.6% | 15.6% | 21.4% | 15.9% | |
| Vs. 2008 | (5.9%) | (7.5%) | (9.8%) | (1.0%) | (2.7%) | 1.4% | (5.9%) | 7.4% | 74.0% | |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 11.3% | 14.8% | 13.5% | 4.3% | 13.5% | 18.5% | 17.0% | 22.5% | 16.8% | |
| Vs. 2008 | (6.2%) | (7.7%) | (7.8%) | (0.5%) | (4.4%) | (3.2%) | (5.9%) | (0.6%) | 35.3% | |
| Quarter to Date | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 9.7% | 13.8% | 12.5% | 2.3% | 12.7% | 19.5% | 15.1% | 6.5% | 18.5% | |
| Vs. 2008 | (8.6%) | (10.0%) | (8.5%) | (6.0%) | (6.8%) | (3.6%) | (7.2%) | (13.3%) | 18.9% | |
| Year to Date | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 10.2% | 15.3% | 6.6% | 10.3% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 14.1% | 26.1% | 22.0% | |
| Vs. 2008 | (10.0%) | (10.3%) | (11.0%) | 1.1% | (8.1%) | (3.1%) | (9.1%) | (6.1%) | 12.2% | |
| Market Share | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 18.9% | 20.3% | 27.1% | 3.2% | 26.4% | 14.1% | 8.0% | 2.3% | 2.7% | |
| 2009 | 19.2% | 19.8% | 28.5% | 3.3% | 25.7% | 13.1% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 2.5% |
Total North American Rail Traffic
Combined US, Canadian and Mexican Traffic
| North American Major Commodity Groups | Total | Grain | Chemicals | Food | Forest | Metals | Coal | Autos | Intermodal |
| Current Week | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 12.4% | 11.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 32.1% | 1.9% | 18.0% | 18.6% |
| Vs. 2008 | (5.1%) | (10.7%) | (6.5%) | (5.8%) | (22.3%) | (9.6%) | (9.2%) | 3.7% | 0.3% |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 13.1% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 30.3% | 2.0% | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| Vs. 2008 | (5.8%) | (5.2%) | (3.4%) | (4.1%) | (21.8%) | (16.5%) | (10.7%) | (6.0%) | 0.2% |
| Quarter to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 12.2% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 33.6% | 1.2% | 19.4% | 18.9% |
| Vs. 2008 | (7.8%) | (5.4%) | (6.1%) | (6.1%) | (22.5%) | (18.5%) | (10.6%) | (12.5%) | (2.4%) |
| Year to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2009 | 12.0% | 6.6% | 13.2% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 46.0% | 0.3% | 38.5% | 14.9% |
| Vs. 2008 | (8.7%) | (6.6%) | (6.1%) | (5.7%) | (23.2%) | (16.1%) | (9.4%) | (21.8%) | (4.7%) |
Total Industry Charts (US, Canada and Mexico)
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Recession Watch
Bloomberg.com has highlighted Waste and Scrap shipments as the rail commodity most closely correlated with the U.S. economy (GDP).
Motor vehicle shipments are also highly correlated. To view the Bloomberg.com analysis, click
HERE.
Use Railfax to track these key indicators on a weekly basis. As with all Railshare data, these charts track shipments through the week ending on the preceding Saturday.
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What is Railshare
Railshare is a comprehensive database of North American rail traffic. The data are provided each Thursday by the Association of American Railroads. Atlantic Systems Inc. processes this information and redistributes the data in an easy to use format. Each week's report covers the seven day period ending the preceding Saturday. Rail traffic is disaggregated between carload (traffic moving in traditional freight cars such as box cars, tank cars and hoppers) and intermodal traffic (containers and piggyback service). Railshare provides commodity breakdowns for carload traffic; commodity detail for intermodal traffic is unavailable. Railroads originate and also move traffic jointly with other originating carriers. The carrier totals shown in Railshare aggregate all traffic handled by individual carriers. Market shares are calculated as total handlings by carrier divided by total U.S. originated rail traffic. Railshare graphs show four major breakdowns of rail traffic. Total traffic includes all carload and intermodal traffic; carload traffic is further divided between economically sensitive commodities (cyclical) and those that are less affected by the business cycle (baseline).
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Last Updated on 9/02/10
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