Railroads in the United States

Railroads in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Railroads industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of Railroads in the United States’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of Railroads in the United States

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The railroads sector consists of both passenger and freight transportation by rail. The passenger rail sector consists of all passenger transport by 'heavy rail' services, including , international inter-city, regional, and suburban trains. ("Commuter trains" in US terminology are included.) However, light rail, tram/streetcar, Metro/Subway, and similar trains are not included. Sector values in the report consist of revenues generated by operating companies through ticket sales, and so exclude state subsidies.

The rail freight sector is defined as consisting of revenues generated from freight transportation by rail. For the purposes of this report international transport is counted in the country of origin. All currency conversions used in the creation of the report have been calculated using constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the global figure is deemed to comprise of the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

The Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.