Total N. American rail traffic came in at 665k cars last week. Interesting was auto, which is now back to near the 2011 high levels (which would be 3 yr. highs) and has rebounded unusually hard from the Holiday lows.
The level itself remains elevated over 2011 showing more growth.
Of the carriers, ($NSC, $KSU, $BNI, $UNP, $CSX) all posted increases while $KSU’s was in % terms the largest.
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