4 of 10 commodity teams posted a rise vs. prior 12 months, contains: grain (up 2,039 carloads to 26,624), coal (up 1,766 carloads to 66,485), and nonmetallic minerals (up 463 carloads to 31,558)
Commodity teams that posted decreases included chemical compounds (down 3,081 carloads to 31,074); motor automobiles and components (down 1,030 carloads to 13,631); and forest merchandise (down 864 carloads to 9,033).
North American rail quantity for the week ending November 19, 2022, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 341,621 carloads, up 3.2% vs. final 12 months, and 338,616 intermodal items, down 0.2%.
Canadian railroads reported 82,709 carloads for the week, up 12.8%, and 65,975 intermodal items, up 24.8%.
Mexican railroads reported 23,025 carloads for the week, up 11.7% and 16,734 intermodal items, up 9.4%.
Associated Tickers: Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Canadian Nationwide Railway (CNI), CSX Corp. (CSX), and Union Pacific (UNP), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), Norfolk Southern (NSC), and Brookfield Infrastructure Companions (BIP,BIPC)
