Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa DOT continues to see trends in rail traffic that show economic challenges.
Stuart Anderson gave an update to the Transportation Commission.
Anderson says grain shipments are one area where things have been down.
He says the intermodal shipments from ports into Iowa are also down. Anderson says there is one bright side on the rail shipping front.
His report also shows the drop in travel on the roadways in December and January was likely due to winter weather, as things have picked back up.
Anderson made his comments in a work session before today’s (Tuesday) Transportation Commission meeting.
