Norfolk Southern’s Carload Traffic Plunged over 6% in Week 46

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported a 2.2% YoY fall in its rail traffic volume in week 46. The Eastern US railroad company hauled 148,100 total cars compared with 151,460 units in the same week of last year. Norfolk’s rail traffic decline in week 46 was in contrast to the 0.04% gain registered by US railroad companies. However, in the first 46 weeks, Norfolk Southern’s overall rail traffic volumes grew 4% YoY. The company’s traffic gains were higher than the 3.7% YoY growth reported by US railroad companies during the period.