(The Association of American Railroads issued the following news release on August 13.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2003 edition of the Railroad Equipment Report is now available from the Association of American Railroads Policy and Economics Department.
The publication features detailed freight car and locomotive information from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Included is comprehensive information on the number of freight cars in the fleets of all three nations, breaking down the data by car type and ownership category. Among other data, it also provides statistics on the average and aggregate capacity of the fleet by car type and ownership category.
Statistics on the locomotive fleet (size and horsepower) for Class I railroads in the U.S. and the major railroads in Canada and Mexico, as well as the number of installations of both new and rebuilt locomotives for Class I U.S. railroads are also included in the publication.
Copies of the Railroad Equipment Report are available to the general public for $60, and to AAR members for $30. Copies of the book may be ordered from the AAR web site by logging on to www.aar.org and going to AAR store/publications. They can also be ordered by mail from: Association of American Railroads, Department 6015, Washington, D.C. 20042-6015.