SIC 4011 | NAICS 482111
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Freight Rail Traffic Data
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Interactive charts allows users to chart weekly, monthly, and annual carload and intermodal traffic
data for the U.S. and Canada both in aggregate and by commodity, with commodities covered including
coal, grain, ores, minerals, chemicals, food and farm products, and forest products. All information
can be viewed free online.
Railroad 101
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Various sections provide an overview of the U.S. rail transportation industry with topics covered including
economic and financial issues, environmental impact, capacity, history, safety, labor relations, and
major commodities and products transported. All information is accessible free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Railroad Facts
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Annual publication provides financial and operating data for Class I carriers on an aggregate basis
for the most recent year and selected prior years, with categories covered including traffic, revenue,
operating averages, capital expenditures, employment, wages, fuel costs, and more.
Analysis of Class I Railroads
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Annual publication provides detailed financial and operating statistics for Class I carriers, with data
provided including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, operating expense breakdown,
and financial ratios. Data version of the publication includes both PDF and Excel spreadsheet formats.
Railroad Ten-Year Trends
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Annual publication provides an extensive selection of freight railroad economic data, with 10-year trend
data included for most measures. Report sections include a profile of the industry; traffic, revenue,
finance, employee, plant and equipment, and operations statistics; and a list of all U.S. freight carriers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Railroad Occupations
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-occupations.htm
Information provided for this occupational category includes a description of the nature of the work
and the work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings,
employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.
Occupational Employment and Wages - Rail Transportation
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_482100.htm
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for occupations in this transportation sector
on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with statistical measures for national wage data
including mean, median, upper and lower quartiles, and upper and lower deciles. All information is available
free online.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.