Size the North American rail equipment market and benchmark any fleet in minutes
Installed base by builder and mode, unit costs from recent orders, and maintenance and operating cost trends for transit, passenger and freight.
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Live figures for the whole North American rail market. Members see every row and can switch market and region.
Market and costs
Market size, who holds share, and how unit costs are moving.
Unit cost, recent orders
All →| Order | Builder | Year | Cars | Per car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPTA Silverliner VI | TBD (bids under review) | fall | 234 | $8.5M |
| SOUNDER BiLevel midlife overhaul (58 cars) | Systra-Brookville JV | 2025 | 58 | $1.4M |
| LIRR;MNR M9A | Alstom | 2025 | 316 | $7.3M |
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Installed base by builder
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Strategy consultants, engineering advisers, lessors, investors and due-diligence teams.
How big is the installed base, and who holds share?
Market share shows active vehicles by builder, mode and region, with the fleets behind each number.
What does a new car or locomotive cost today?
Recorded orders carry base quantities and contract values, so unit costs compare across builders and years.
How do an operator's costs compare with its peers?
Cost benchmarks gives cost per car revenue-mile for transit and passenger rail and cost per locomotive-mile for Class I railroads, with trends.
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