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Coal weighs down US rail freight volume

IN 2016, total rail traffic volume in the US was 26,587,351 carloads and intermodal units, down 5% or 1,389,323 carloads and intermodal units from the same point last year as the downturn in the US coal industry took its toll.

Lou Caruana
Coal weighs down US rail freight volume

US carload traffic for 2016 was 13,096,860 carloads, down 8.2%, while intermodal containers and trailers were 13,490,491 units, down 1.6% when compared to 2015. Association of American Railroads senior...

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