Observations for Week (2/21/2023-2/27/2023):
- The 7-day moving average number of trains moving westbound past Chilliwack was 28.1 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 2/27/2023, the 7 day moving average for total trains increased by 0.7 trains/day, rising from from 27.4 trains/day as of 2/20 to 28.1 trains/day as of 2/27.
As of 2/27/2023, rail traffic in four of the seven categories we track was at or above its long-term average level. Manifest trains (4.1 trains/day), grain (7.3 trains/day), and other traffic (1.7 trains/day), were all above their 2022 average levels, and petroleum traffic was at its 2022 average level of 2.4 trains/day. Only intermodal traffic (6.9 trains/day), coal (4.7 trains/day), and potash (1.0 trains/day) were below their 2022 average levels, with intermodal traffic remaining below its long-term average level for the sixteenth 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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