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US Economic Indicators:Railcar Loadings
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March 18, 2020
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US Railcar Loadings 1Shares of Loadings 2US Railcar Loadings 3-5Carloads 6-7Coal Loadings 8Transportation Indicators & Stocks 9Railcar Loadings & Business Inventories 10ATA Truck Index & Business Inventories 11Railcar Loadings & Crude Oil Production 12Railcar Loadings 13
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022400
450
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RAILCAR LOADINGS*(thousand units, 26-wa)
Total (491)
Source: Atlantic Systems.* Carloads plus intermodal.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022150
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Carloads
Intermodal
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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US Railcar Loadings
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 202230
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
30
35
40
45
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65
70
75
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Intermodal(as a percent of total)
Carloads(as a percent of total)
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 20220
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60
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RAILCAR LOADINGS*
Coal Carloads(as a percent of total car loads)
Grain Carloads(as a percent of total car loads)
* Based on 26-week moving averages.Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Figure 4.
Shares of Loadings
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22250
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TOTAL RAILCAR LOADINGS EXCLUDING COAL(thousand units, 26-wa)
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2212
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32
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COAL CARLOADINGS(as a percent of total railcar loadings, based on 26-wa)
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Figure 6.
US Railcar Loadings
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022100
125
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175
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225
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275
300
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RAILCAR LOADINGS; INTERMODAL(thousand units, 26-wa)
Intermodal: Total
Intermodal ex Trailers
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 202215
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Intermodal: Trailers
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Figure 8.
US Railcar Loadings
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 225
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RAILCAR LOADINGS: MOTOR VEHICLES
Motor VehiclesLoadings(thousand units, 26-wa)Sales(million units, saar)
Source: Atlantic Systems and Haver Analytics.
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22200
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RAILCAR LOADINGS: LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS
Lumber & Wood ProductsLoadings(thousand units, 26-wa, sa)
Housing Starts(thousand units, saar)
Source: Atlantic Systems and US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
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Figure 10.
US Railcar Loadings
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90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 2260
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Coal
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 223
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12
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Nonmetallic Minerals
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 2230
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48
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Chemicals & PetroleumProducts
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 225
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12
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Pulp & PaperProducts
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 224
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Metals & Products
Source: Atlantic Systems and American Trucking Association.
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 226
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9
10
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Waste & ScrapMaterials
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Carloads
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2230
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Chemicals & Petroleum Products
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 224
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Metals & Products
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Carloads
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 202212
15
18
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27
30
33
36
39
42
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48
51
54
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RAILCAR LOADINGS: COAL(percent based on 26-wa)
Coal CarloadingsAs a Percent of Total Railcar Loadings
As a Percent of Carloads
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022100
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500
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RAILCAR LOADINGS EXCLUDING COAL(thousand units, 26-wa)
Total Railcar Loadings Excluding Coal
Total Carloads Excluding Coal
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Coal Loadings
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22380
400
420
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460
480
500
520
540
560
580
600
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425
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825
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S&P 500 TRANSPORTATION INDEX & RAILCAR LOADINGS
S&P 500 Transportation Index
Total Railcar Loadings(thousand units, 26-wa)
Source: Atlantic Systems and Standard & Poor’s.
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90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2240
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S&P 500 TRANSPORTATION INDEX & ATA TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX
S&P 500 Transportation Index
ATA Truck Tonnage Index(2015=100, 3-ma, sa)
Source: American Trucking Association and Standard & Poor’s.
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Transportation Indicators & Stocks
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89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 221000
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RAILCAR LOADINGS & REAL BUSINESS INVENTORIES
Intermodal: Total(thousand units, 26-wa)
Business Inventories(billions of 2012 dollars, sa)
Source: Atlantic Systems and Census Bureau.
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89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22500
1000
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RAILCAR LOADINGS & REAL BUSINESS INVENTORIES
Intermodal ex Trailers(thousand units, 26-wa)
Business Inventories(billions of 2012 dollars, sa)
Source: Atlantic Systems and Census Bureau.
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Railcar Loadings & Business Inventories
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89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22500
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ATA TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX & REAL BUSINESS INVENTORIES
ATA Truck Tonnage Index(2015=100, 3-ma, sa)
Business Inventories(billions of 2012 dollars, sa)
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Source: American Trucking Association and Census Bureau.
Figure 20.
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 221000
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S&P 500 TRANSPORATION INDEX & REAL BUSINESS INVENTORIES
S&P 500 Transportation Index
Business Inventories(billions of 2012 dollars, sa)
Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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ATA Truck Index & Business Inventories
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95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 223
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RAILCAR LOADINGS & US CRUDE OIL FIELD PRODUCTION
Railcar Loadings:Chemicals & Petroleum Products(thousand units, 26-wa)
US Crude Oil Field Production(million barrels per day, nsa)
Source: Atlantic Systems and US Department of Energy.
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Figure 22.
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 220
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RAILCAR LOADINGS: CHEMICALS & PETROLEUM, MOTOR VEHICLES,LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Chemicals & PetroleumProducts (44.8)Motor Vehicles (15.7)
Lumber & Wood Products (3.1)
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Figure 23.
Railcar Loadings & Crude Oil Production
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022100
150
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RAILCAR LOADINGS(thousand units, 26-wa)
Carloads
Carloads Minus Coal
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22250
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RAILCAR LOADINGS: TOTAL & EX COAL(thousand units, 26-wa)
Railcar Loadings: Total excluding coalRailcar Loadings: Total
Source: Atlantic Systems.
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Figure 25.
Railcar Loadings
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