Econintersect: Railcar loading continued strong w/e 04 December 2010 up 9.8% year over year. The only fly in the oinment in the data is automobile shipments which were less bad “improving” to -4.2% year over year. This recent decline is auto shipments is puzzling and does not bode well for December car sales. The most recent weekly data extends what was observed in the preceeding month.