Observations for Week (2/14/2023-2/20/2023):
- The 7-day moving average number of trains moving westbound past Chilliwack was 27.4 trains/day, significantly above the average of 25.7 trains/day that is required to move the typical volume of all commodities.
- The moving average number of trains/day was above 25.7 trains/day for all 7 days during this past week.
- During the week ended 2/20/2023, the 7 day moving average for total trains increased by 1.0 trains/day, rising from from 26.4 trains/day as of 2/13 to 27.4 trains/day as of 2/20.
As of 2/20/2023, rail traffic in four of the seven categories we track was above its long-term average level. Manifest trains (4.6 trains/day), grain (6.7 trains/day), coal (5.4 trains/day), and other traffic (1.1 trains/day), were all above their 2022 average levels. Only intermodal traffic (7.0 trains/day), potash (1.3 trains/day), and petroleum (1.3 trains/day) were below their 2022 average levels, with intermodal traffic remaining below its long-term average level for the fifteenth week in a row .
We will continue to monitor the corridor into Vancouver and provide updates on trends we’re seeing.
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