Railroads & Rail Transportation – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
- Market size and major product and service segments
- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
Railway Age
https://www.railwayage.com / digital-edition
Monthly trade publication provides news and information for freight and passenger rail professionals, with topics covered in various issues including operations, technology, strategic planning, marketing, management, labor, and regulatory challenges and special features including the annual "Passenger Rail Outlook" (January) and "Freight Rail Outlook" (December). Digital edition is available free online.
Trade Press Media Group
Progressive Railroading
https://www.progressiverailroading.com/
Monthly publication features news and information for North American railroading professionals, with topics covered in the online news section including rail trends, intermodal, passenger rail, short lines and regional, high speed rail, communication and signal, maintenance of way, sustainability, security, suppliers, and legislation and regulation. Selected articles from each issue can be viewed free online.
Association of American Railroads
Resources available from this trade association include:
Railroad 101
https://www.aar.org/
Various sections provide an overview of the rail transportation industry, with topics
covered including types of rail systems (e.g., intercity passenger, commuter, freight)
and their operations, funding, and ownership and types of
commodities (e.g., intermodal units, chemicals, energy products, agricultural products,
construction materials, automotive products) commonly transported by
freight rail systems.
Freight Rail Traffic Data
https://my.aar.org/
Interactive online charts allow users to view weekly, monthly, and annual carload and intermodal unit traffic
data for the U.S. and Canada both in aggregate and by commodity, with commodities
covered including agricultural and food products, chemicals, coal,
forest products, metals and ores, minerals, motor vehicles and
parts, and petroleum and petroleum products. All charts are available free
online.
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
Views & News / Facts and Fact Book
https://www.aslrra.org/news / facts-and-fact-book
Biweekly newsletter features news and information for short line and regional railroad operators, and facts section and accompanying railroad fact book provide an overview of the industry and its impact on the U.S. economy and include statistical data on number of operators, track miles operated, traffic volume, customers served, freight revenues, and employment. All information is available free online.
BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Rail Transportation
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4821" to see available reports
Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
For more industry research reports and other resources, see the following resource guide.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Rail Transportation
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "4821" to see available reports
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
Association of American Railroads
Resources available from this trade association include:
Railroad Facts
https://my.aar.org/
Annual factbook provides financial and operating statistics for U.S. Class I railroads
on an aggregate basis for the most recent year and selected prior years
for trending purposes, with financial statistics provided including
condensed income statement, revenue and expenses, ordinary income, return on assets, return on investment,
regulatory cost of capital, net working capital, and capital expenditures.
Analysis of Class I Railroads
https://my.aar.org/
Annual publication provides financial and operating statistics for U.S. Class I
freight railroads on both an individual and aggregate basis for the most recent
year, with financial statistics provided including income statements, balance sheets,
cash flow statements, financial and operating ratios, and capital expenditures.
Data version includes a downloadable PDF file and an Excel-based
data spreadsheet.
Railroad Ten-Year Trends
https://my.aar.org/
Annual publication provides an extensive selection of information for the U.S. freight railroad industry
over a 10-year time period, with statistics provided for Class I freight railroads
including performance, traffic and revenue, financial statistics, operations, labor,
and property and equipment. Excerpts from this publication including
the table of contents, selected pages, and index can be viewed
free online.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rail Transportation
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and
local area basis for occupations employed by line-haul railroads that are primarily
engaged in transporting freight and passengers over long, medium, and short distances within a rail network
and short-line railroads that are primarily engaged in moving
freight for short distances on lines that are not part of
a rail network.
PayScale, Inc.
Compensation data available from this organization includes:
Line-Haul Railway Transportation
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as systems engineer, railroad inspector, locomotive engineer,
train conductor, and commercial truck driver, with employers for
which salary or hourly wage data is provided including CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern
Corp., Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific Corp., and Burlington
Northern Santa Fe, LLC.
Short Line Railroad
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as operations manager, safety director, trainmaster,
train dispatcher, terminal manager, yardmaster, railroad
inspector, locomotive engineer, and railroad conductor, with firms for which data
is provided including Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., R. J. Corman Railroad Co., LLC, and
Watco Companies, L.L.C.
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