Parsad Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 If there is a double dip coming, cargo transport certainly doesn't show it. Cheers! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-25/north-american-third-quarter-rail-freight-car-orders-table-.html?cmpid=yhoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallCap Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Is there a place to see this data going back many years? Just wondering because WEB was the first person that I know of who referenced these numbers as an indicator of the economy (I am sure there were plenty of others) but I can't seem to find any longerterm numbers to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcollon Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Here's a good site. http://www.aar.org/StatisticsAndPublications.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddballstocks Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 While this is a great stat I seem to remember back in 2008 people making comments that we were going to avoid a recession and referencing the freight car loading numbers as well. I know back in 2008 a lot of talk regarding rails was related to the fuel spike, nothing recession related. I don't know if we're going to have a recession or not, but I do know when I pull myself away from the cheery company new releases and talk to people I know who are hunting for jobs it remains quite bleak out there. It seems a stratification has begun where people with jobs are doing great and times are fine, and people without are stuck and can't improve much. Maybe this is the "new normal", maybe a recession, I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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