This statistic represents the average age of the U.S. Amtrak rail car fleet in 2015, with a breakdown by type. In that year, the average age of passenger and other train cars in Amtrak's fleet was 30.7 years.
Average age of U.S. Amtrak rail car fleet in 2015, by type
(in years)
Characteristic
Average age in years
Locomotives
21.1
Passenger and other train cars
30.7
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Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is a government-owned corporation and provides intercity passenger train service in the United States.
b Fiscal Year-end average for the year ended Sept. 30th of 2013. Only passenger car data are included in the Passenger and other train cars category.
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