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7 October 2026

Climbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

Climbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains

Freight of all kinds paced a 5% weekly gain among U. S. railroads from a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending October 3, total U. S.

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