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Railroads in North America

MarketLine, March 2013, Pages: 35

Introduction

Railroads in North America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the North America railroads market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

- The railroad industry profile reviews companies providing goods and passenger rail transportation. The industry value reflects revenue generated from passenger and freight rail transportation. All currency conversions used in the production of this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.

- The North American railroads sector is expected to generate total revenues of $106,255.3 million in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% between 2008 and 2012.

- The rail freight segment is expected to be the sector's most lucrative in 2012, with total revenues of $84,386.6 million, equivalent to 79.4% of the sector's overall value.

- The performance of the sector is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.6% for the five-year period 2012 - 2017, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $146,536.6 million by the end of 2017.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the railroads market in North America

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the railroads market in North America

Leading company profiles reveal details of key railroads market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the North America railroads market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the North America economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the North America railroads market by value in 2012?

What will be the size of the North America railroads market in 2017?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the North America railroads market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up North America's railroads market?

Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC
Canadian National Railway Company
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Union Pacific Corporation
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations
Related MarketLine research

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: North America railroads sector value: $ million, 2008–12(e)
Table 2: North America railroads sector category segmentation: $ million, 2012(e)
Table 3: North America railroads sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2012(e)
Table 4: North America railroads sector value forecast: $ million, 2012–17
Table 5: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key facts
Table 6: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key financials ($)
Table 7: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: key financial ratios
Table 8: Canadian National Railway Company: key facts
Table 9: Canadian National Railway Company: key financials ($)
Table 10: Canadian National Railway Company: key financials (C$)
Table 11: Canadian National Railway Company: key financial ratios
Table 12: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key facts
Table 13: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 14: Norfolk Southern Corporation: key financial ratios
Table 15: Union Pacific Corporation: key facts
Table 16: Union Pacific Corporation: key financials ($)
Table 17: Union Pacific Corporation: key financial ratios

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: North America railroads sector value: $ million, 2008–12(e)
Figure 2: North America railroads sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2012(e)
Figure 3: North America railroads sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2012(e)
Figure 4: North America railroads sector value forecast: $ million, 2012–17
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the railroads sector in North America, 2012
Figure 11: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: revenues & profitability
Figure 12: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC: assets & liabilities
Figure 13: Canadian National Railway Company: revenues & profitability
Figure 14: Canadian National Railway Company: assets & liabilities
Figure 15: Norfolk Southern Corporation: revenues & profitability
Figure 16: Norfolk Southern Corporation: assets & liabilities
Figure 17: Union Pacific Corporation: revenues & profitability
Figure 18: Union Pacific Corporation: assets & liabilities

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