U.S. Container Trade Rebounding at Fastest Pace since May – 1/6/12
October 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.0 Percent from October 2010 – 1/5/12
AAR: Traffic gains for week, month, and year – 1/5/12
Rail Intermodal Volume Soars 22.9 Percent – 1/1/12
Trucking: November tonnage shows solid annual growth, says ATA – 12/21/11
U.S. flagged Lakers’ cargo up nearly 12 percent in November – 12/14/11
Great Lakes coal trade down 10 percent in November – 12/8/11
Great Lakes iron ore trade up 8 percent in November – 12/6/11
Great Lakes limestone trade up 12 percent in November – 12/5/11
Employment up modestly on Class I railroads – 11/22/11
Railroads Say Weak Exports Hurting Grain Shipments – 11/21/11
Containerized Exports Rose 6.7 Percent in Third Quarter – 11/14/11
Railroad shipping: CSX reports record third quarter earnings – 10/19/11
Freight Volumes, Expenditures Rise as Expected in September; Other Economic Indicators Still Bleak – 10/11/11
IANA intermodal industry statistics
U.S. Freight Railroad Industry Snapshot: Railroads-States highlights the importance of freight railroads by providing state-by-state statistics of the U.S. freight railroad industry.
Railway Age – links to important rail industry information
American Great Lakes Ports Association – Economic Impact Data and Port Fact Sheets for Great Lakes Ports.
Lake Carriers’ Association Monthly Cargo Reports
Lake Carriers’ Association Map of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Ports
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Ports – List of Cargos