This statistic illustrates the expenditure incurred by the U.S. freight railroad industry which is attributable to infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018. In 2018, railroads spent just under 25 billion U.S. dollars on rail infrastructure and equipment, including tunnels and other equipment, as well as locomotives, freight cars and bridges.
Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars)
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AAR. (March 31, 2020). Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/
AAR. "Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/
AAR. (2020). Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/
AAR. "Expenditure on U.S. Freight Railroad's Infrastructure and Rail Equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/
AAR, Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Expenditure on U.S. freight railroad's infrastructure and rail equipment from 2006 to 2018* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], AAR, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/553919/us-railroad-infrastructure-equipment-expenditure/