U.S. Railcar Oil Deliveries Hit Record in 2012 – AAR

摘要

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported February 21 that U.S. Class I railroads originated a record 233,811 carloads of crude oil in 2012, up 256% from the 65,751 carloads the previous year. Crude oil in 2012 represented .8% of all U.S. Class I rail carloads, up from .2% in 2011, according to the news release. The AAR reports crude-only carloading data on a quarterly basis, with fourth-quarter 2012 seeing 81,122 carloads.