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May was the strongest month for eastbound intermodal through the US Southwest that RailState has ever recorded. BNSF and UP moved 248,804 containers combined, an increase of 11.4% over April.
March was the strongest month for eastbound intermodal in the past six months. BNSF and UP moved 243,133 containers combined, an increase of 10.4% over February.
Total container volume last month on both lines was 209,110, down slightly from 216,295 in December. BNSF moved 65.0% of total container volume and 64.3% of domestic container volume.
Total container volume last month on both lines was 216,295, with BNSF moving 63.2% of total container volume and 65.2% of domestic container volume.
Total container volume last month on BNSF and UP through the southwest was 201,962, with BNSF moving 62.3% of total container volume and 63.3% of domestic container volume.
Over the past ten days, 65,666 containers moved east on these two routes through the southwest United States. BNSF moved 58.5% of the total container volume and 61% of the domestic container volume.
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