Which Commodities Brought down KSU’s Carloads in Week 20
The smallest US Class I railroad, Kansas City Southern (KSU), saw its carload traffic fall 1.4% YoY (year-over-year) in Week 20 (ended May 19). This year, the US-Mexico railroad’s carload volume growth has had a bumpy ride. In Week 20, the railroad’s carload traffic fell YoY to ~24,400 carloads from ~24,800. In contrast, US railroads’ (XTN) carload traffic rose 1.2% YoY.