Coal shipments on US railroads were up 9.7 percent while coke shipments were down 42 percent in the week ending February 16, according to the Association of American Railroads. Coal shipments totaled 142,584 carloads in the 2008 week, up from 129,948 carloads in the year-ago week. Year to date, coal shipments were up 3.2 percent to 977,641 carloads. Western railroads BNSF Railway and Union Pacific braved harsh winter weather to deliver much higher shipments in the 2008 week. The railroads did not report any major delays for the week. For coke, US railroads shipped 3,661 carloads in the 2008 week, down from 6,274 carloads in the year-ago week. Year to date, coke carloads were down 35 percent to 25,802 carloads.
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