US Rail Freight Traffic Derailed in Week 52
On January 3, 2018, the AAR (Association of American Railroads) published the weekly traffic data related to North American rail carriers. The weekly data was for the 52nd week of 2017 (ended December 30, 2017). The year proved to be a better year for US rail freight (UNP) traffic, though freight volumes were still lower than the levels we saw in 2014 and 2015.