Eastern Railroad Discussion > Rail traffic declines

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/AAR-US-railroads-registered-more-traffic-declines-in-Week-11--57162

Weather and the huge volume of US imports to beat the possible new tariffs are factors,

gmojim

Where do the Chinese tariffs fit into the picture?   I read that container traffic in Long Beach/Los Angeles is off 10%.  

MEKoch Wrote:
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> Where do the Chinese tariffs fit into the picture?
>   I read that container traffic in Long Beach/Los
> Angeles is off 10%.  


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Earlier this year the import volumes were much higher than normal as everyone wanted to get the merchandise in before the tariffs took effect so they could save money. .  Now the import volume has dropped as inventories in warehouses are much higher.

gmojim

In another thread it was noted the Lunar New Year also fell in a different cycle this year compared to last year. Which affected factory output and ship loadings.

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