Railcar Ownership in North America
This page presents a list of all large
railcar owners. The first table includes freight cars owned by Class
I, regional, shortline, and terminal railroads. The second table
includes freight cars privately owned by rail shippers and leasing
companies. This data is compiled from reports of the Association of
American Railroads (AAR) and reflects railcars in interchange
service on North American railroads.
See also:
Railcar Stats,
State Railroad Stats,
Traffic Volume Stats,
Traffic Mix Stats, and
AAR Reporting Marks |
RAILROAD CAR OWNERS
(with 100+ railcars) |
|
Railroad |
Railcars |
Railroad |
Railcars |
Norfolk Southern |
82,921 |
Columbia & Cowlitz Railway |
464 |
BNSF |
82,300 |
Paducah & Louisville Railway |
448 |
Union Pacific |
75,286 |
Somerset Railroad |
445 |
CSX |
66,026 |
Bay Line Railroad |
433 |
Canadian National |
36,959 |
Kasgro Rail Lines |
428 |
Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad |
31,810 |
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad |
428 |
Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad |
27,152 |
Willamette & Pacific Railroad |
424 |
Canadian Pacific |
26,591 |
Ontario Northland Railway |
421 |
Soo Line |
12,648 |
Texas Mexican Railway |
397 |
Kansas City Southern |
10,143 |
Lake Terminal Railroad |
394 |
Ferrocarril Mexicano |
9,580 |
Dansville & Mount Morris Railroad |
392 |
Atlantic & Western Railway |
7,198 |
Lake State Railway |
391 |
Utah Central Railway |
6,476 |
Linea Coahuila Durango |
391 |
Illinois Central Railroad |
6,441 |
Western Rail Road |
391 |
East Erie Commercial Railroad |
5,995 |
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad |
383 |
Kansas City Southern de Mexico |
5,453 |
Hampton Railway |
381 |
Wisconsin Central |
5,275 |
KWT Railway |
376 |
Tomahawk Railway |
5,181 |
New Brunswick Southern Railway |
369 |
Chattahoochee Bay Railroad |
5,119 |
York Railway |
359 |
Florida East Coast Railway |
4,707 |
Galveston Railroad |
358 |
Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad |
4,209 |
Iowa Traction Railroad |
347 |
Louisville & Wadley Railway |
3,946 |
Old Augusta Railroad |
335 |
Providence & Worcester Railroad |
3,477 |
First Coast Railroad |
319 |
Grand Trunk Western Railroad |
3,374 |
Grainbelt Corp. |
313 |
Ferrosur |
3,102 |
Brandywine Valley Railroad |
309 |
Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Rwy. |
3,061 |
Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern |
297 |
National Railroad Passenger Corp. |
2,498 |
Sandersville Railroad |
287 |
Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway |
2,455 |
Alaska Railroad |
280 |
Gary Railway |
2,127 |
Georgia & Florida Railnet |
278 |
Columbia Basin Railroad |
2,092 |
Escanaba & Lake Superior RR |
273 |
Sabine River & Northern Railroad |
1,952 |
Finger Lakes Railway |
267 |
Brandon Railroad |
1,820 |
Marquette Rail |
260 |
Genesee & Wyoming Railroad |
1,772 |
Dakota Southern Railway |
254 |
Ohio Central Railroad System |
1,586 |
Little Rock & Western Railway |
252 |
Winchester & Western Railroad |
1,586 |
Seminole Gulf Railway |
250 |
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad |
1,562 |
South Kansas & Oklahoma RR |
241 |
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad |
1,532 |
Red River Valley & Western Railroad |
238 |
Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi |
1,519 |
Huron & Eastern Railway |
228 |
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad |
1,418 |
Union Railroad |
228 |
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway |
1,409 |
Algoma Central Railway |
223 |
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Rwy |
1,363 |
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad |
222 |
Riverport Railroad |
1,334 |
Maryland Midland Railway |
221 |
Laurinburg & Southern Railroad |
1,329 |
R.J. Corman Central Kentucky Lines |
219 |
The International Bridge & Terminal |
1,283 |
Copper Basin Railway |
217 |
Iowa Northern Railway |
1,279 |
Great Lakes Central Railroad |
217 |
Montana Rail Link |
1,148 |
The Indiana Rail Road |
208 |
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway |
1,144 |
Willamette Valley Railway |
200 |
Green Mountain Railroad |
1,029 |
Kanawha Rail Corp. |
199 |
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad |
944 |
Waterloo Railway |
198 |
Joppa & Eastern Railroad |
934 |
Michigan Shore Railroad |
186 |
Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern RR |
886 |
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway |
178 |
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Rwy |
883 |
Minnesota Prairie Line |
175 |
Georgia Northeastern Railroad |
866 |
Pee Dee River Railroad |
175 |
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad |
865 |
McCloud Railway |
174 |
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad |
853 |
Palouse River & Coulee City RR |
171 |
Southern Railway of British Columbia |
818 |
Nebkota Railway |
163 |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
772 |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
158 |
Colorado & Wyoming Railway |
702 |
McKeesport Railroad |
158 |
Knoxville & Holston River Railroad |
692 |
Fordyce & Princeton Railroad |
157 |
Maine Central Railroad |
681 |
Terminal Rwy Alabama State Docks |
157 |
Twin Cities & Western Railroad |
618 |
Angelina & Neches River Railroad |
140 |
Iowa Interstate Railroad |
574 |
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad |
130 |
Chicago South Shore & South Bend |
552 |
Minnesota Commercial Railway |
130 |
San Luis Central Railroad |
551 |
R.J. Corman Memphis Line |
117 |
Saulte Ste. Marie Bridge Co. |
510 |
Yadkin Valley Railroad |
113 |
Golden Triangle Railroad |
496 |
Wisconsin Chicago Link |
112 |
Birmingham Southern Railroad |
492 |
Arkansas Midland Railroad |
109 |
Alabama Railroad |
483 |
Texas South-Eastern Railroad |
108 |
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Total cars owned by Class I
railroads as of January 1, 2012: 380,699
Total cars owned by other railroads as of January 1, 2012: 95,972 |
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PRIVATE CAR OWNERS
(with 1000+ railcars) |
|
Owner |
Railcars |
Owner |
Railcars |
TTX |
207,000 |
GLNX Corp. |
2,138 |
GE Capital Rail Services |
143,000 |
Chevron USA |
2,117 |
GATX |
109,070 |
Western Resources |
2,091 |
CIT Group |
100,000 |
E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. |
2,090 |
Union Tank Car |
75,557 |
Department of Defense |
2,071 |
Trinity Industries |
69,955 |
Westlake Polymers |
2,060 |
First Union Rail |
25,070 |
BASF Corp. |
2,033 |
Procor |
22,026 |
Solvay Chemicals |
1,968 |
American Railcar Leasing |
19,025 |
Rio Grande Chemical |
1,961 |
The Andersons |
17,283 |
MidAmerican Energy |
1,954 |
ADM Transportation |
16,262 |
Eastman Chemical |
1,939 |
Exxon Mobil |
12,980 |
FMC Corp. |
1,882 |
Macquarie Rail |
10,000 |
Searles Valley Mineral Operations |
1,815 |
Chicago Freight Car Leasing |
9,637 |
Consumers Energy |
1,787 |
Dow Chemical |
9,557 |
Holcim |
1,710 |
Greenbrier Leasing |
9,000 |
Western Fuels Association |
1,688 |
Equistar Chemicals |
8,462 |
Halliburton Energy Services |
1,680 |
Midwest Railcar |
8,238 |
Vulcan Materials |
1,676 |
Cargill |
7,413 |
Pennsylvania Power & Light |
1,631 |
American Electric Power Service |
6,219 |
BP Amoco Chemical |
1,628 |
Union Carbide |
6,010 |
PPG Industries |
1,620 |
Georgia Power |
5,698 |
Dowell Schlumberger |
1,587 |
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas |
5,464 |
The Mosaic Co. |
1,573 |
Chevron Phillips Chemical |
5,461 |
Flint Hills Resources |
1,549 |
David J. Joseph Co. |
5,064 |
PCS Phosphate |
1,545 |
Detroit Edison |
5,042 |
Reagent Chemical & Research |
1,470 |
Alabama Power |
4,913 |
Rail Connection |
1,414 |
Formosa Transrail |
4,620 |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric |
1,392 |
Ineos Olefins & Polymers |
4,550 |
Crystal Car Line |
1,388 |
Helm Financial |
4,042 |
Duke Power |
1,377 |
Occidental Chemical |
3,927 |
Sultran |
1,374 |
Mitsui Rail Capital |
3,780 |
Sulcom |
1,354 |
Midwest Generation |
3,779 |
Cargill Salt Division |
1,320 |
Nova Chemicals |
3,495 |
C.K. Industries |
1,315 |
Herzog Railroad Services |
3,308 |
Dow Chemical Canada |
1,302 |
Scherer Electric Generating |
3,287 |
DAK Americas |
1,269 |
NRG Energy |
3,173 |
LaFarge North America |
1,269 |
Adler Funding |
2,977 |
Ag Processing |
1,227 |
Helm-Pacific Leasing |
2,705 |
Total Petrochemicals USA |
1,182 |
Alliant Energy |
2,649 |
Shell Oil |
1,169 |
Xcel Energy |
2,603 |
Conoco Phillips |
1,163 |
Cargill CGD Division |
2,485 |
JAIX Leasing |
1,150 |
Oxy Vinyls |
2,478 |
Celtran |
1,142 |
Arkansas Power & Light Co. |
2,462 |
American Styrenics |
1,069 |
American Railcar Industries |
2,424 |
Carmath |
1,065 |
Wisconsin Electric Power |
2,384 |
Cryo-Trans |
1,045 |
Progress Rail Services |
2,319 |
Helm Chesapeake |
1,045 |
Arrendadora Nacional |
2,288 |
Omaha Public Power District |
1,036 |
Bunge North America |
2,217 |
Georgia Gulf |
1,027 |
Progress Metals Reclamation |
2,162 |
Virginia Power |
1,021 |
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Total privately owned
railcars as of January 1, 2012: 806,554 |
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