The data describes the number of locomotive units in the U.S. Class I railroad locomotive fleet from 1995 through 2016. In 2016, the U.S. Class I railroad fleet comprised of 26,719 locomotives. In that year, the average age of the North American locomotive fleet stood at 25 years.
1995 | 18812 |
2000 | 20028 |
2005 | 22779 |
2006 | 23732 |
2007 | 24143 |
2008 | 24003 |
2009 | 24045 |
2010 | 23893 |
2011 | 24250 |
2012 | 24707 |
2013 | 25033 |
2014 | 25916 |
2015 | 26574 |
2016 | 26719 |