Railroads
Industry Description
The US railroad industry includes about 360 railroads with combined annual revenue of about $55 billion. Major freight railroads include Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Kansas City Southern. Amtrak is the sole nationwide passenger rail service. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 5 companies account for about 90 percent of revenues.
SIC: 4011, 4013
NAICS: 482111, 482112
NAICS: 482111, 482112
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Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Rossiiskie Zheleznye Dorogi OAO | 33,275.85M | Moscow, Russia |
| Shenyang Railway Bureau | 9,806.64M | Shenyang, China |
| NETWORK RAIL LTD | 9,157.48M | London, England |
| Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | 7,708.04M | Osaka, Japan |
| Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasut Reszvenytarsasag Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn Aktiengesellschaft | 7,300.55M | Wulkaprodersdorf, Austria |
There are 17,126 companies in this industry. To view all of them, register now.Trends
Strong Demand - Advances in information systems and innovations in intermodal transport...
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The average US retail price for diesel and regular gas, which may impact railroad freight demand trends, rose 13.1 percent and 9.3 percent respectively in the week ending January 16, 2012, compared to the same week in 2011.
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Railroad Recovery Continues in Q4 - Growth in the US economy is translating to increased rail freight traffic. Carload rail traffic increased 1.7 percent year-over-year in October 2011, while trailer and...
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