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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
- While these Delaware riders depend on Paratransit, the service still lags post-pandemic - DART's Paratransit service was clobbered by the COVID-19 pandemic. While improvements have been made, some issues persist. (07/07/2025)
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit to temporarily close portion of Red Line for rail replacement project - Pittsburgh Regional Transit will temporarily close a portion of the Red Line for almost two weeks starting Tuesday, July 8, as crews complete a rail replacement project near Dawn Station. The work is scheduled to continue through Saturday, July 19. (07/06/2025)
- Tucson-Phoenix rail service proposal advances; major road-work schedule set - The long-discussed rail service between Tucson and Phoenix lurched forward to a deeper planning stage. Meanwhile there's a more specific schedule for several interstate improvements around Tucson. (06/30/2025)
- RTD lines delayed, skipping Union Station for weekend maintenance - Several RTD rail lines will be delayed or skip Denver’s Union Station on Saturday while crews work on routine maintenance and overhead wire inspections. (06/27/2025)
- HDR to deliver engineering and design services for California high-speed rail - HDR has been chosen by the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency to deliver engineering and design services for a 54-mile (86.9km) rail segment of California's high-speed rail project between Palmdale and Victorville. (06/25/2025)
- RTD board gives tentative yes to pursuing Front Range passenger rail between Denver, Fort Collins - The Regional Transportation District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously – if tentatively – on Tuesday to explore building a Front Range passenger rail line connecting Denver and (06/25/2025)
- RTD: Maintenance work Saturday expected to affect commuter rail lines at Union Station - Monday, the Regional Transportation District said in a press release, there will be maintenance and wire inspections at Denver Union Station this Saturday, on tracks 2 through 7 that will affect (06/23/2025)
- Bipartisan ‘Reliable Rail Service Act’ Returns - U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) on June 18 reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to clarify the railroads’ common carrier obligation and to establish specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when evaluating whether that obligation is being met. (06/20/2025)
- Bipartisan ‘Reliable Rail Service Act’ Returns - Railway Age - U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) on June 18 reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to clarify the railroads’ common carrier obligation and to establish specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when evaluating whether that obligation is being met. They said it would “give shippers much-needed certainty that is currently ... (06/20/2025)
- Changes are coming to the Berkshire Flyer train service this year. One of them involves a bus — at least for a couple weeks - The service, scheduled for 12 weeks of Friday and Sunday service between New York and Pittsfield, is due to arrive at the Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center at 8:49 p.m. starting June 20. That’s owed to a later departure time of 4:45 p.m. from Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station due to the reconstruction of the East River Tunnel, Abrams said. Rail advocates and lawmakers are ... (06/11/2025)
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