This statistic illustrates the average age of the locomotives in North America's locomotive fleet between 2014 and 2020. In 2020, the average age stood at 28.1 years. As more new locomotives are being added to the fleet, the older ones are moved to other less demanding tasks, like moving railcars in a hump yard.
Average age of the North American locomotive fleet from 2014 to 2020
(in years)
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Railinc. (May 5, 2021). Average age of the North American locomotive fleet from 2014 to 2020 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580894/north-american-locomotives-average-age/
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