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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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 (nyse: CSX - news - people ), BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific (nyse: UNP - news - people ).

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That's 42% of all nonintermodal carloadings on major railroads, according to the Association for American Railroads.

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