This statistic illustrates the average age of North American freight rail cars from 2014 to 2020. In 2020, the average age stood at 19.6 years, a slight increase from 19.5 years in the previous year.
Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020
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Railinc. (May 3, 2021). Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/
Railinc. "Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years)." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/
Railinc. (2021). Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/
Railinc. "Average Age of The North American Freight Car Fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/
Railinc, Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Average age of the North American freight car fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years) [Graph], Railinc, May 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580777/north-american-freight-rail-cars-average-age/