Table RA3: Railway Fleet, 2013–2022

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Table RA3: Railway Fleet, 2013–2022

Table RA3: Railway Fleet, 2013–2022
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021R 2022
Locomotives
Freight or Passenger
Class I 2,434 2,421 2,394 2,366 2,280 2,419 2,399 2,210 2,180 2,121
Class II 505 561 610 576 534 539 538 530 548 593
Total 2,939 2,982 3,004 2,942 2,814 2,958 2,937 2,740 2,728 2,714
 
Switching and other uses
Class I 390 364 359 473 341 363 293 285 273 253
Class II 75 65 71 85 84 87 89 90 102 117
Total 465 429 430 558 425 450 382 375 375 370
 
Total Locomotives
Class I 2,824 2,785 2,753 2,839 2,621 2,782 2,692 2,495 2,453 2,374
Class II 580 626 681 661 618 626 627 620 650 710
Total 3,404 3,411 3,434 3,500 3,239 3,408 3,319 3,115 3,103 3,084
 
Passenger Cars
Class I 519 519 519 487 480 480 451 423 403 393
Class II 137 139 158 154 153 164 164 165 163 161
Total 656 658 677 641 633 644 615 588 566 554
 
Freight Cars
Boxcars
Class I 10,947 10,641 9,822 8,349 8,575 7,488 7,895 7,361 6,893 6,635
Class II 2,896 3,755 4,048 3,834 3,957 4,026 3,984 3,950 3,941 3,949
Total 13,843 14,396 13,870 12,183 12,532 11,514 11,879 11,311 10,834 10,584
 
Flatcars
Class I 12,143 12,091 12,191 12,447 14,230 15,097 15,315 14,425 14,871 13,155
Class II 832 980 902 815 825 868 853 921 916 1,073
Total 12,975 13,071 13,093 13,262 15,055 15,965 16,168 15,346 15,787 14,228
 
Gondolas
Class I 8,687 8,584 7,796 8,365 8,984 9,698 9,518 9,205 8,422 8,067
Class II 404 369 403 401 426 425 427 345 431 431
Total 9,091 8,953 8,199 8,766 9,410 10,123 9,945 9,550 8,853 8,498
 
Hopper Cars
Class I 21,447 20,204 19,155 18,140 15,294 19,523 20,645 20,960 20,346 18,358
Class II 1,212 1,212 1,212 1,255 1,261 1,261 1,261 1,176 1,176 1,137
Total 22,659 21,416 20,367 19,395 16,555 20,784 21,906 22,136 21,522 19,495
 
Other Freight Cars
Class I 78 73 113 113 676 590 597 621 594 592
Class II 1,806 1,805 1,811 1,837 1,832 1,909 1,917 1,917 1,902 1,882
Total 1,884 1,878 1,924 1,950 2,508 2,499 2,514 2,538 2,496 2,474
 
Total Freight Cars
Class I 53,302 51,593 49,077 47,414 47,759 52,396 53,970 52,572 51,126 46,807
Class II 7,150 8,121 8,376 8,142 8,301 8,489 8,442 8,309 8,366 8,472
Total 60,452 59,714 57,453 55,556 56,060 60,885 62,412 60,881 59,492 55,279
 

Notes and Sources

Notes: R = Revised data.

Freight railcars belonging to shippers, including tanker cars, are not included in the table above

Source: Transport Canada and Statistics Canada, Rail Carrier annual reports

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Notes: R = Revised data.

Freight railcars belonging to shippers, including tanker cars, are not included in the table above

Source: Transport Canada and Statistics Canada, Rail Carrier annual reports