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8/14/2008Both Carload, Intermodal Freight Down Slightly on U.S. Railroads 
Carload Totals Off 0.1 Percent From Last Year, Intermodal Volume Down 1.4 Percent from a year ago.
8/7/2008U.S. Rail Carloadings Up in July 
Carloads Rise 1.1 Percent From July 07, Grain Up 7.2 Percent
7/31/2008Carload, Intermodal Off On U.S. Railroads  
Carloads Down 0.9 Percent From Last Year, Intermodal Down 3.2 Percent
7/24/2008Grain, Coal Lead Way in Up Week for Rail Freight Traffic 
Carload Freight Up 2.3 Percent From Last Year On Increased Grain, Coal Volumes
7/17/2008Carload Freight Up, Intermodal Down During Most Recent Week 
Metallic Ores Up 22.4 Percent Over Last Year, Grain Up 6.3 Percent
7/10/2008Rail Freight Traffic Up During Holiday Week 
Carload Freight Up 1.1 Percent From Last Year; Volume Up 1.5 Percent In West, 0.3 Percent In East
7/3/2008U.S. Freight Off For June 2008 Compared With June 2007 
Railroad Carload Traffic Falls 3.6 Percent Compared With June 2007, Intermodal Off 4.0 Percent
6/26/2008Rail Freight Traffic Down Due to Midwest Floods  
Midwest Floods Help Nudge Carload Freight Totals Down 5.7 Percent From Last Year.
6/19/2008Rail Freight Traffic Off As Floods Impact Midwest Service  
Carload Freight Down 4.4 Percent From Last Year, Volume Off 4.4 Percent In West, Down 4.5 Percent In East.
6/12/2008Carload, Intermodal Freight Both Off on U.S. Railroads  
Carload Freight Down 2.1 Percent From Last Year, Intermodal Down 1.1 Percent
6/5/2008U.S. Rail Carloads Up, Intermodal Down in May 
Carloads Totals Up 0.5 percent Compared To Last Year, Intermodal Declines 0.9 Percent Percent
5/29/2008Freight Traffic Off On U.S. Railroads 
Carload Freight Down 1.7 Percent From Last Year; Total Volume Down 1.2 Percent
5/22/2008Grain, Coal, Chemicals Up on U.S. Railroads 
Grain Up 21.3 Percent Over Same Period Last Year, Coal Gains 2.8 Percent, Chemicals rise 4.0 Percent
5/15/2008Bulk Commodities Lead Rail Freight Traffic Gain 
Carload Freight Up 5.0 Percent From Same Week Last Year, Intermodal Off 1.1 Percent
5/8/2008Carload Freight Up, Intermodal Down 
Sharp Gains In Coal, Grain Loadings Offset Drops In Other Sectors; Intermodal Down 4.4 Percent From Last Year
4/24/2008U.S. Rail Traffic Mixed in April 
Carloads Up 0.9 Percent From April 2007; Intermodal Declines 2.1 Percent
4/17/2008Strong Coal, Grain Loadings Reported on U.S. Railroads 
Coal, Grain Help Boost Carload Freight Totals 1.5 Percent Over Same Period Last Year
4/17/2008Intermodal Freight Up, Carload Freight Down on U.S. Railroads 
Intermodal Volume Up 1.9 Percent from 2006, Carloads Down 2.9 Percent
4/10/2008Rail Carload Freight Up at Start of April 
Carload Freight For Week Ending April 5 Up 3.6 Percent From Last Year
4/3/2008U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Down in March 
Carloads Down 0.1 Percent, Intermodal Down 5.7 Percent Compared To March 2007
3/27/2008Rail Freight Traffic Off During 3rd Week of March 
Volume Affected By Severe Weather, Flooding In Some Parts Of Country

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