U.S. freight rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 30 registered increases in line with the entire month of August, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C.
U.S. freight carload traffic rose 1.3% in the last week of August, measured against the comparable week in 2013, while U.S. intermodal volume advanced 5.3%. Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was up 3.1% compared with the same week last year.