Stock Market Impact: US Class I rail stocks rallied, with CSX (+2.02%), Union Pacific (+2.06%), Norfolk Southern (+1.58%), CNI (+2.11%) and CP (+2.94%) gaining on the reported volume acceleration.
Listed Companies and Sectors: CSX led intermodal carload growth at 11.7% YoY, Union Pacific at 8.4% and Norfolk Southern at 5.8%; CSX also posted the highest ex‑intermodal growth at 2.9%. Canadian National reported 4.1% total carload growth and 7.9% ex‑intermodal growth, while Canadian Pacific posted 1.7% total growth, 4% intermodal growth and a positive 0.3% ex‑intermodal growth. For Q2 to date, US Class I railroads are tracking 3.1% total carload growth YoY (intermodal +3.2%, ex‑intermodal +3%). Combined Canadian carriers are tracking -0.1% total growth (intermodal -2.5%, ex‑intermodal +1.6%).
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