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Table RA3: Railway Fleet, 2014–2023
| 2014R | 2015R | 2016R | 2017R | 2018R | 2019R | 2020R | 2021R | 2022R | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotives | |||||||||||
| Freight or Passenger | |||||||||||
| Class I | 2,421 | 2,394 | 2,366 | 2,280 | 2,419 | 2,399 | 2,210 | 2,180 | 2,121 | 2,121 | |
| Class II | 570 | 619 | 595 | 569 | 552 | 520 | 492 | 497 | 521 | 538 | |
| Total | 2,991 | 3,013 | 2,961 | 2,849 | 2,971 | 2,919 | 2,702 | 2,677 | 2,642 | 2,659 | |
| Switching and other uses | |||||||||||
| Class I | 364 | 359 | 473 | 341 | 363 | 293 | 285 | 273 | 253 | 260 | |
| Class II | 65 | 71 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 78 | 93 | 100 | 106 | |
| Total | 429 | 430 | 558 | 426 | 450 | 380 | 363 | 366 | 353 | 366 | |
| Total Locomotives | |||||||||||
| Class I | 2,785 | 2,753 | 2,839 | 2,621 | 2,782 | 2,692 | 2,495 | 2,453 | 2,374 | 2,381 | |
| Class II | 635 | 690 | 680 | 654 | 639 | 607 | 570 | 590 | 621 | 644 | |
| Total | 3,420 | 3,443 | 3,519 | 3,275 | 3,421 | 3,299 | 3,065 | 3,043 | 2,995 | 3,025 | |
| Passenger Cars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 519 | 519 | 487 | 480 | 480 | 451 | 423 | 403 | 393 | 420 | |
| Class II | 139 | 158 | 154 | 153 | 164 | 164 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 154 | |
| Total | 658 | 677 | 641 | 633 | 644 | 615 | 588 | 566 | 553 | 574 | |
| Freight Cars | |||||||||||
| Boxcars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 10,641 | 9,822 | 8,349 | 8,575 | 7,488 | 7,895 | 7,361 | 6,893 | 6,635 | 6,483 | |
| Class II | 3,755 | 4,048 | 3,834 | 3,957 | 4,026 | 3,984 | 3,950 | 3,941 | 3,949 | 3,827 | |
| Total | 14,396 | 13,870 | 12,183 | 12,532 | 11,514 | 11,879 | 11,311 | 10,834 | 10,584 | 10,310 | |
| Flatcars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 12,091 | 12,191 | 12,447 | 14,230 | 15,097 | 15,315 | 14,425 | 14,871 | 13,155 | 12,657 | |
| Class II | 980 | 902 | 815 | 825 | 868 | 853 | 921 | 916 | 1,073 | 1,108 | |
| Total | 13,071 | 13,093 | 13,262 | 15,055 | 15,965 | 16,168 | 15,346 | 15,787 | 14,228 | 13,765 | |
| Gondolas | |||||||||||
| Class I | 8,584 | 7,796 | 8,365 | 8,984 | 9,698 | 9,518 | 9,205 | 8,422 | 8,067 | 8,057 | |
| Class II | 369 | 403 | 401 | 426 | 425 | 427 | 345 | 431 | 431 | 429 | |
| Total | 8,953 | 8,199 | 8,766 | 9,410 | 10,123 | 9,945 | 9,550 | 8,853 | 8,498 | 8,486 | |
| Hopper Cars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 20,204 | 19,155 | 18,140 | 15,294 | 19,523 | 20,645 | 20,960 | 20,346 | 18,358 | 18,141 | |
| Class II | 1,212 | 1,212 | 1,255 | 1,261 | 1,261 | 1,261 | 1,176 | 1,176 | 1,171 | 1,179 | |
| Total | 21,416 | 20,367 | 19,395 | 16,555 | 20,784 | 21,906 | 22,136 | 21,522 | 19,529 | 19,320 | |
| Other Freight Cars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 73 | 113 | 113 | 676 | 590 | 597 | 621 | 594 | 592 | 595 | |
| Class II | 1,805 | 1,811 | 1,837 | 1,832 | 1,909 | 1,917 | 1,917 | 1,902 | 1,882 | 1,895 | |
| Total | 1,878 | 1,924 | 1,950 | 2,508 | 2,499 | 2,514 | 2,538 | 2,496 | 2,474 | 2,490 | |
| Total Freight Cars | |||||||||||
| Class I | 51,593 | 49,077 | 47,414 | 47,759 | 52,396 | 53,970 | 52,572 | 51,126 | 46,807 | 45,933 | |
| Class II | 8,121 | 8,376 | 8,142 | 8,301 | 8,489 | 8,442 | 8,309 | 8,366 | 8,506 | 8,438 | |
| Total | 59,714 | 57,453 | 55,556 | 56,060 | 60,885 | 62,412 | 60,881 | 59,492 | 55,313 | 54,371 | |
Notes and Sources
Notes: R = Revised data.
Freight railcars belonging to shippers, including tanker cars, are not included in the table above
Sources: 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
Sources: Transport Canada and Statistics Canada, Rail Carrier annual reports
Freight railcars belonging to shippers, including tanker cars, are not included in the table above
Sources: Transport Canada and Statistics Canada, Rail Carrier annual reports