USA coal: rail carloads decline in August

Coal carloads in August were down 9.6% from last year, which is the smallest percentage decline for USA coal this year. For the first eight months of 2024, total U.S. carloads were 7,557,821, down 3.6%, or 280,913, from the same period last year. Commodities with January to August declines included coal (down 15.4%, 350,890 carloads), crushed stone and sand (down […]