[TRAFFIC]

摘要

Total U.S. rail traffic moved up slightly - 0.5 percent - in February compared with traffic during the same month last year, thanks to a boost from railroads' intermodal business, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. railroads' combined carload and intermodal traffic was 2,028,168 units, an increase of 9,646 carloads and intermodal units from February 2015. The railroads originated more than 1 million intermodal containers and trailers in February, a 12.9 percent increase from a year ago. However, AAR noted that February 2015's intermodal volumes were affected by the West Coast ports labor dispute last year. Carload traffic fell 10.1 percent in February. Rail traffic, like the economy, continues to give mixed signals, said AAR Senior Vice President John Gray.