摘要: |
Since the beginning of the pandemic, LM has been reporting that U.S. rail carload and inter-modal volumes have both seen their fair share of ups and downs. In 2020, the pandemic knocked a serious dent into volumes, whereas a year ago at this time, U.S. rail carload volumes showed an emergence from the pandemic-driven doldrums with a 7.3% annual gain through the first six months of 2021, as more people got vaccinated and the economy started moving again. However, through the first six months of 2022, there's been a retreat of sorts for volumes, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). For the month of June, rail carload and inter-modal volumes both saw annual declines, according to AAR data, with carload down 1.5% compared to June 2021 and intermodal containers and trailers falling 4.6% compared to June 2021. |