Rail Traffic Up; Nonmetallic Minerals Down

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 17. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,819 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.0% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending August 17 were 231,081 carloads, up 1.0% compared with the same week in 2023, while…

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