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    Both Steel Scrap and Steel & Other Primary Metals Rail Shipments Increase

    Written by Brett Linton


    Economy Moving in Right Direction but Not Firing on All Cylinders

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 8, 2013 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported that total U.S. rail traffic was mixed for July 2013, with intermodal setting a new July record for average weekly volume and carload volume decreasing slightly overall compared with July 2012.

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