Summary of Rail Freight Traffic from Atlantic Systems Inc.
Data through January 3, 2009 -- 53 W 2008
A Weekly Report of North American Rail Freight Traffic
by Major Railroad and Commodity
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Total Industry
| Major Commodity Groups | Total | Grain | Chemicals | Food | Forest | Metals | Coal | Autos | Intermodal |
| Current Week | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (14.4%) | (24.0%) | (19.0%) | (13.9%) | (29.5%) | (41.7%) | (3.7%) | (52.5%) | (10.5%) |
| Vs. 2006 | (20.5%) | (18.5%) | (16.7%) | (13.7%) | (41.6%) | (42.4%) | (0.7%) | (71.0%) | (22.3%) |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (15.4%) | (23.2%) | (23.4%) | (16.4%) | (28.9%) | (40.9%) | (0.5%) | (39.9%) | (14.9%) |
| Vs. 2006 | (19.1%) | (22.1%) | (21.3%) | (15.9%) | (38.5%) | (41.3%) | (3.9%) | (49.3%) | (19.4%) |
| Quarter to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (8.4%) | (16.4%) | (14.3%) | (9.9%) | (15.8%) | (27.4%) | 3.1% | (30.9%) | (7.9%) |
| Vs. 2006 | (9.7%) | (8.5%) | (10.3%) | (9.7%) | (25.8%) | (29.3%) | 3.5% | (33.7%) | (10.7%) |
| Year to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (3.2%) | 2.3% | (3.1%) | (2.9%) | (11.8%) | (8.2%) | 3.3% | (21.5%) | (4.3%) |
| Vs. 2006 | (5.5%) | 1.9% | 0.3% | (4.5%) | (22.7%) | (12.6%) | 2.5% | (26.0%) | (6.5%) |
Special Note for Week 53 All Quarter-to-date comparisons are for 14 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 14 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 All Year-to-date comparisons are for 53 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 3 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 | |||||||||
Individual Carriers
| Carriers | CSX | NSC | BNSF | KSU | UNP | CNI | CP | KCS de Mex. | |
| Current Week | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (19.7%) | (14.7%) | (14.8%) | (2.0%) | (13.8%) | (18.8%) | (30.6%) | (29.6%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (28.4%) | (28.0%) | (15.9%) | (3.4%) | (20.0%) | (21.2%) | (33.7%) | (30.6%) | |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (18.4%) | (15.7%) | (15.1%) | (4.0%) | (16.9%) | (20.3%) | (23.5%) | (18.2%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (23.6%) | (21.7%) | (18.4%) | (10.3%) | (21.7%) | (19.1%) | (25.0%) | (22.1%) | |
| Quarter to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (10.8%) | (5.8%) | (6.0%) | (6.1%) | (10.9%) | (11.1%) | (10.3%) | (10.4%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (7.7%) | (5.6%) | (3.9%) | (0.5%) | (5.5%) | (3.2%) | (1.3%) | (8.8%) | |
| Year to Date | |||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (4.4%) | (2.5%) | (2.1%) | 2.0% | (4.5%) | (3.3%) | (4.3%) | (3.3%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (7.8%) | (5.9%) | (3.8%) | 4.0% | (5.6%) | (3.3%) | (1.3%) | (9.4%) | |
| Market Share | |||||||||
| 2008 | 24.1% | 26.0% | 35.5% | 3.7% | 32.8% | ||||
| 2007 | 23.4% | 23.8% | 38.5% | 3.9% | 32.8% | ||||
Special Note for Week 53 All Quarter-to-date comparisons are for 14 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 14 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 All Year-to-date comparisons are for 53 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 3 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 | |||||||||
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. 2007 | (16.1%) | (25.8%) | (21.4%) | (14.7%) | (30.4%) | (33.8%) | (5.4%) | (50.5%) | (11.4%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (21.6%) | (22.9%) | (19.8%) | (15.9%) | (45.6%) | (28.9%) | (4.9%) | (70.8%) | (20.3%) | |
| 4 Week Rolling Avg. | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (16.5%) | (21.8%) | (23.4%) | (16.2%) | (27.5%) | (35.7%) | (1.6%) | (37.8%) | (15.3%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (19.4%) | (23.8%) | (22.4%) | (17.0%) | (39.8%) | (30.0%) | (4.9%) | (48.3%) | (18.2%) | |
| Quarter to Date | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (8.8%) | (13.6%) | (14.6%) | (9.5%) | (15.6%) | (23.3%) | 2.8% | (31.0%) | (7.5%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (9.3%) | (10.4%) | (10.9%) | (10.3%) | (26.8%) | (18.7%) | 3.2% | (32.4%) | (9.0%) | |
| Year to Date | ||||||||||
| Vs. 2007 | (3.3%) | (1.9%) | (4.1%) | (2.8%) | (13.2%) | (5.5%) | 3.1% | (21.1%) | (3.2%) | |
| Vs. 2006 | (5.1%) | (3.3%) | (0.1%) | (4.9%) | (24.7%) | (7.5%) | 2.7% | (24.0%) | (4.5%) | |
Special Note for Week 53 All Quarter-to-date comparisons are for 14 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 14 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 All Year-to-date comparisons are for 53 weeks ending Week 53, 2008 vs. 3 weeks ending Week 1, 2008 | ||||||||||
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Recession Watch
Crushed Stone and Lumber are the two leading indicators of new construction (commercial and residential). Tracking these two economically sensitive commodities gives an up to the minute view of future construction. Recession or full-blown depression? These commodities could be key leading indicators. 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 01/08/09
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