Fleet Stats 2011: Creeping Back to Life

This article will present the 2011 fleet statistics for railroads. In the first quarter of 2011, rail car orders totaled 36,903 units, surpassing the total number of cars ordered in 2010 according to the Railway Supply Institute's American Railway Car Institute Committee. And as the economy slowly claws its way back from the Great Recession, rail traffic continues to tick upwards, prompting railroads to take more cars out of storage. Fleet statistics are presented for: selected car fleet data, railroad car owners, private car owners, freight cars installed by Class I railroads and others, how the U.S. freight car fleet has changed, U.S. freight cars by type and age, Class I locomotives, and passenger rail cars and selected vehicle stats.

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• Authors:
  • Cotey, Angela
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 30,32,34,36,38-42
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fleet management; Freight cars; Locomotives; Railroad cars; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Railroad car ordering
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01349437
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 10 2011 10:42AM