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U.S. freight-rail traffic falls 7% in Week 51
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U.S. freight-rail traffic slides 1.4% in Week 50
U.S. freight-rail traffic down 2.3% in Week 49
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U.S. freight-rail traffic falls 1.8% in Week 48
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U.S. freight-rail traffic dips 4.5% in Week 46
U.S. freight-rail traffic falls 5% in Week 45
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U.S. freight-rail traffic drops 3.9% in Week 44
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U.S. freight-rail traffic fell 2.6% in Week 42
U.S. freight-rail volume slides 1.3% in Week 41
Rail industry marks 45th anniversary of Staggers Act
U.S. freight-rail traffic jumps 3.6% in Week 40
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U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 1% in Week 39
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U.S. freight-rail traffic falls 2.2% in Week 38
U.S. freight rail traffic dips 1.6% in Week 37
AAR: U.S. freight railroads logged modest traffic growth in August
U.S. freight-rail traffic inches up 0.9% in Week 35
Industry reacts to Trump's ouster of STB member Primus
U.S. freight-rail traffic dipped in Week 34
U.S. freight rail traffic dips 0.7% in Week 33
AAR: North American rail traffic off to good start in August
AAR: Carload gain continued, intermodal volume rebounded in July
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 2.9% in Week 31
Week 30 was a good one traffic-wise for North American railroads
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 2.6% in Week 28
AAR explains reasons for FRA waiver request to allow ATI
AAR: Carload volume rose, intermodal fell in June
Freight-rail traffic dipped a bit in Week 26
CSX TDSI earns top honors at damage prevention conference
U.S. freight-rail traffic inches up 0.7% in Week 21
U.S. freight-rail traffic shoots up 7.6% in Week 18
AAR to USDOT: Repeal 2-person train crew rule
U.S. freight railroads post 5.5% traffic increase in Week 17
U.S. freight railroads post 4.5% traffic growth in Week 16
AAR praises bill that would crack down on organized retail thefts
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 11% in Week 14
U.S. freight railroads post 8.6% traffic gain in Week 13
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 5.5% in Week 12
Supply chain stakeholders assess proposed U.S. shipbuilding remedies
STB shifts gears on rate review rule
AAR: Mixed economic signs could signal headwinds for rail
AAR touts rail safety improvements
AAR: Cargo theft cost Class Is $100M in 2024
U.S. freight-rail traffic slides 5.1% in Week 8
AAR: Study confirms catenary system infeasible for U.S. freight-rail network
U.S. freight-rail traffic inches up 1.5% in Week 7
U.S. freight rail traffic rose 3.7% in Week 6
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 4.5% in Week 5
Trump names Fuchs chair of STB
CARB drops EPA waiver request for in-use locomotive rule
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 1.8% in Week 2
Intermodal lifts U.S. freight-rail traffic in 2025's first week
U.S. freight-rail traffic rose 5% in 2024's final week