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The AAR's weekly gauge of rail traffic shows that for the first ten weeks of 2012 U.S. railroad...

  • Thursday, March 15, 2012, 3:45 PM ET
    The AAR's weekly gauge of rail traffic shows that for the first ten weeks of 2012 U.S. railroad cumulative volume is 1.4% lower than a year ago. Across the continent, Mexico's YTD railroad traffic is down 7.2%, while Canada has seen a pickup of 6.7%.
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    the new stat needs to factor in rail traffic plus pipeline volumes. When a utility switches to nat gas from coal, it doesn't suggest the economy is slowing down.
    15 Mar 2012, 03:50 PM Reply Like
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    In Canada, that has to be oil transportation . No pipeline, no problem, put it on a train.
    15 Mar 2012, 03:53 PM Reply Like
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    The CeridianIndex commerce index is also down year to date (Jan/Feb)
    http://bit.ly/pB91So
    The index is based on diesel usage.
    15 Mar 2012, 04:02 PM Reply Like
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    Trains ship lower coal demand as President Obama pushes lower and cleaner natural gas.
    15 Mar 2012, 04:10 PM Reply Like
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    You are so boring.
    15 Mar 2012, 05:52 PM Reply Like
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