In the 12 months of 2017, railway workers of the regional branch of the Odessa Railways, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, loaded 32.4 million tons of cargo, which is 3.7% more than in 2016. This index of load for the Odessa Railway is a record for the past four years, because, due to the interaction of railway workers with shippers, there is a tendency to increase indicators. So, in 2014 this index was 32.4 million tons of cargo, in 2015 – 29.7 million tons, and in 2016 – 31.3 million tons.