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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry include:- Rising adoption of predictive maintenance technologies
- Shift towards eco-friendly practices
- Increased investment in digital transformation
- Growing regulatory and safety standards
- Integration of IoT and AI in maintenance systems
- Aging rail infrastructure requiring upgraded maintenance
- Expansion of rail networks in emerging economies
- High demand for refurbishment of old rolling stock
- Labor shortages and skill gaps
- Increased focus on cybersecurity for operational technology
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Freight Transportation Arrangement Services |
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Maintenance And Repair And Related Services For Transportation Equipment |
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Packing Services For Goods |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 8% | Order at top of page |
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| General and Operations Managers | 5% | |||
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 8% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 26% | |||
| Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 20% | |||
| Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics | 19% | |||
| Rail Car Repairers | 18% | |||
| Production Occupations | 9% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 39% | |||
| Rail Transportation Workers | 14% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 16% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 10% | |||
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 7% | |||
Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Rail Transportation Maintenance & Repair Services industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Service resumes on MBTA's Red Line after maintenance vehicle derails - Service resumed on a section of the MBTA's Red Line after a maintenance vehicle derailed early Friday.The MBTA said the "light duty maintenance vehicle," which supports workers doing system maintenance overnight when service is not running, (01/03/2025)
- Shuttle buses replacing some MBTA Red Line trains after maintenance vehicle derails - Shuttle buses are replacing trains along a portion of the MBTA’s Red Line after a maintenance vehicle derailed early Friday morning. (01/03/2025)
- Shuttle buses replace service on MBTA's Red Line after maintenance vehicle derails - Buses are running between Quincy Center and JFK/UMass. Riders can also use the Commuter Rail at Quincy Center and Braintree for alternate service. (01/03/2025)
- Maintenance vehicle derails on Red Line in Braintree - A maintenance vehicle derailed along the Red Line in Braintree, Massachusetts, resulting in shuttle buses temporarily replacing service during Friday’s morning commute, the MBTA announced. The derailment happened near JFK/UMass, (01/03/2025)
- New Jersey breaks ground on hurricane shelter for rail cars - Alongside a new service and inspection facility, the construction team will build 5 miles of electrified track. (01/02/2025)
- Here’s what to know about T service diversions and commuter rail changes in January - The MBTA has announced service changes on the Silver, Orange, and Red Lines, and the Newburyport/Rockport and Haverhill commuter rail lines. (12/30/2024)
- New passenger rail service from Denver to Colorado’s northern mountains would revive a line lost to history - More than a half century after the last passenger disembarked Car No. 10 of the Yampa Valley Mail train, an effort to revive passenger rail from Colorado’s capital city to the state’s (12/29/2024)
- Berlin’s Tier Mobility scoops up $60M for its scooter-based transportation service - Tier earlier this year started to describe itself as a “micro mobility” player, with plans to augment scooters with other transportation ... way to build a big service. (10/07/2019)
- Chinese Cities See Rush of Rail Line Ribbon-Cutting - Our weekly “New Starts” roundup of new and newsworthy transportation ... or new suburban rail lines in a five-day period between Sept. 25 and 29. In Jiangsu province, the first metro line for Xuzhou entered service Sept. 28. The 22-km (13.7-mile ... (10/02/2019)
- Blue Line light-rail service resumes between 46th Street in Minneapolis and airport - Blue Line light-rail service resumed normal operations Saturday night after maintenance work scheduled for the weekend wrapped up early, Metro Transit said. Buses were to fill in until 8 a.m. Sunday between the 46th Street Station in south Minneapolis and ... (09/29/2019)
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