The data describes the number of freight rail cars in service in North America between 2009 and 2017, with a breakdown by car type. In 2017, there were 554,000 covered hoppers in service in the North American freight car fleet. The North American freight fleet also includes box cars, hoppers, flats, gondolas and tanks.
2009 | 133 | 464 | 195 | 237 | 166 | 304 |
2010 | 124 | 458 | 193 | 231 | 160 | 300 |
2011 | 121 | 466 | 193 | 230 | 154 | 303 |
2012 | 118 | 479 | 191 | 232 | 149 | 315 |
2013 | 114 | 479 | 194 | 228 | 145 | 339 |
2014 | 111 | 493 | 193 | 228 | 142 | 371 |
2015 | 109 | 519 | 196 | 224 | 140 | 404 |
2016 | 109 | 539 | 198 | 218 | 137 | 414 |
2017 | 108 | 554 | 196 | 211 | 135 | 415 |