This monthly report provides a short-term U.S. carloadings outlook for the rail industry. This publication is designed to give you a quick overview of the current U.S. rail freight environment along with a relevant economic overview and forecast. The Rails Update report has the most comprehensive rail carloadings and intermodal loadings forecast available in the industry. The intermodal section allows you to get a better handle on the intermodal environment with an emphasis on looking at the near-term forecast. Our forecasts will help you pinpoint where freight growth in intermodal will be generated at the commodity level. We will also keep you abreast of import and export forecasts as well as current activity at the ports. As risks and opportunities arise in the industry, we will identify these for you and give you insight as to what the impact will mean for the industry. Monthly Report Report is distributed electronically in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format Report accessible online through our password protected website Additional Services Available (optional: see Rail Update Report + Database): Historical & forcasted carloadings and intermodal loadings database going back to 1992 Database updated every month Database is distributed in Microsoft Excel format Other reports that may be of interest: FTR Freight Focus: Intermodal Update FTR Freight Focus: Trucking Update North American Railroad Equipment and Deliveries Outlook Report + Database U.S. Freight Outlook by Mode