Inside CSX’s Traffic Volume Loss in Week 28
Eastern US major rail carrier CSX (CSX) registered a ~1.1% YoY (year-over-year) decline in carload traffic in Week 28. It hauled ~68,500 railcars that week compared to ~69,200. CSX’s traffic including intermodal is slowly getting back on track in 2018. Its carload traffic trend declined compared to US railroads (IYJ), which posted a 3.8% YoY growth in the same category in Week 28. Rival Norfolk Southern’s (NSC) carload volumes grew 3.2% YoY that week.