"Overall, rates have gone down for just about every commodity group," said Tom White of the Association of American Railroads.

“总体而言，针对几乎每个商品团体的运费均有所下降，”美国铁路协会的汤姆·怀特说。

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Based on weekly railroad traffic from the Association of American Railroads, total rail volume is down 2.4% compared to last year.

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The Association of American Railroads Rail-Time Indicators report showed 1.2 million carloads in September, up 1.1% from 2010, while trailer and containerloads rose 2.3% to 950, 000.

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But this "re-regulation" is not the way to stoke competition, says the American Association of Railroads, whose members include Amtrak and the four major freight lines, CSX, BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific.

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