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Print this off for him to read this is from the Trains News Wire, August 12: <br /><hr noshade size="1"> <br /> <br />Rail freight traffic up, says AAR <br /> <br />WASHINGTON – Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was up slightly during the week ending August 6 in comparison with the corresponding week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday. <br /> <br />Carload freight for the week totaled 330,667 cars, up 1 percent from last year. Carload traffic was up 2.8 percent in the West but down 1.1 percent in the East. <br /> <br />Intermodal volume, which is not included in the carload data, totaled 230,013 trailers or containers, up 7.6 percent from last year, with containers up 9.5 percent and trailers up 2.6 percent. <br /> <br />Total volume was estimated at 32.7 billion ton-miles, up 1.9 percent from last year. <br /> <br />To review the complete report, go to AAR’s Web site. <hr noshade size="1"> <br />Here is a link to the AAR's website. http://www.aar.org/ViewContent.asp?Content_ID=3172 <br />Don't let him stop you we need all the railroad men we can get. If you are looking into a career you might also find this interesting, the MODOC Rail Academy. http://www.modocrailroadacademy.com/ <br />
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