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Freight Car Orders, Deliveries & Backlogs

As of 1988, these statistics are compiled and reported on a quarterly basis. Discrepancies in tracking are the result of adjustments made to a prior period subsequent to that period's reporting.

Statistics for 1988–2007 (quarterly statistics)

Pre-1988 Statistics (annual statistics)

1988–2007

2007

               Orders                        Deliveries                                 Backlogs

Q4

Q3             8,121                       15,032                                    67,000

Q2           11,595                       16,143                                    73,911

Q1           11,152                       17,148                                    79,038

2006

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

15,819

17,927

85,826

Q3

21,466

19,008

88,116

Q2

18,190

19,466

85,692

Q1

35,991

18,542

86,857

2005

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

26,569

17,975

69,408

Q3

17,439

16,987

60,986

Q2

19,132

17,914

60,544

Q1

17,563

15, 781

59,416

2004

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

12,244

14,419

58,677

Q3

20,315

11,790

61,052

Q2

19,770

10,071

51,446

Q1

17,962

10,012

42,242

2003

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

12,063

9,953

33,967

Q3

6,726

8,251

31,858

Q2

16,693

7,365

33,383

Q1

11,767

6,614

24,055

2002

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

8,712  

4,801  

18,402  

Q3

10,135  

4,925  

14,491  

Q2

6,973  

4,155  

9,281  

Q1

2,637

3,855

6,443
 

2001

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

3,221  

7,020  

8,089  

Q3

4,685  

7,188  

11,888  

Q2

3,461  

8,982  

14,452  

Q1

8,413

11,070

19,991
 

2000

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

8,478

11,993

22,648

Q3

11,211

12,782

26,218

Q2

11,595

14,179

28,176

Q1

14,551

16,867

30,825
 

1999

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

14,172

17,762

33,142

Q3

9,740

16,385

36,811

Q2

6,658

18,882

43,456

Q1

10,850

21,560

55,680
 

1998

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

16,725

20,242

66,390

Q3

25,386

18,399

69,858

Q2

19,011

19,290

63,120

Q1

25,863

17,773

63,453
 

1997

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

37,988

15,444

55,390

Q3

24,021

12,044

32,846

Q2

13,844

11,414

20,869

Q1

12,178

11,494

18,439
 

1996

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

7,849

14,317

17,508

Q3

10,457

14,881

24,000

Q2

10,197

14,129

28,424

Q1

14,232

14,690

32,355
 

1995

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

12,276

14,476

32,574

Q3

8,814

14,036

34,834

Q2

7,570

15,708

40,056

Q1

20,209

16,633

48,194
 

1994

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

19,644

14,034

44,191

Q3

15,701

14,895

36,331

Q2

13,509

13,556

35,525

Q1

14,785

10,881

25,522
 

1993

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

21,671

9,908

29,197

Q3

5,227

8,285

17,427

Q2

10,927

8,345

20,278

Q1

11,206

8,145

17,696
 

1992

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

9,786

7,630

14,635

Q3

4,620

7,509

12,479

Q2

8,354

5,962

15,367

Q1

8,421

4,660

12,975
 

1991

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

6,383

5,943

9,215

Q3

5,300

6,331

8,775

Q2

5,126

6,003

9,806

Q1

5,873

6,397

10,683
 

1990

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

6,655

7,541

11,328

Q3

3,996

7,659

12,214

Q2

10,990

7,971

16,556

Q1

5,556

8,892

13,537
 

1989

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

8,196

7,672

16,691

Q3

6,117

6,821

15,694

Q2

5,649

7,838

16,398

Q1

11,040

7,286

19,707
 

1988

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

Q4

8,044

7,864

15,053

Q3

4,487

5,605

16,107

Q2

9,131

4,598

17,225

Q1

7,209

4,457

12,692
 

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Pre-1988

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

1987 18,468 13,645 21,922

1986

12,426

11,508

2,677

1985

9,510

11,674

1,759

1984

15,034

12,376

4,748

1983

5,962

5,570

3,271

1982

6,321

15,515

4,095

1981

17,228

41,435

14,819

1980

43,580

80,470

47,866

1979

118,019

84,869

112,749
 

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

1978

125,307

67,286

96,944

1977

65,405

51,142

36,410

1976

36,048

52,504

23,415

1975

33,984

72,337

39,935

1974

98,848

66,563

90,216

1973

170,176

59,875

67,199

1972

47,922

47,460

21,244

1971

52,272

54,696

22,221

1970

50,659

65,970

27,558
 

Backlogs were not reported before 1970.

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

1969

84,245

69,028

 

1968

63,556

56,232

 

1967

53,724

83,095

 

1966

99,752

90,104

 

1965

88,038

77,828

 

1964

71,346

69,330

 

1963

60,792

44,960

 
 

 

Orders

Deliveries

Backlogs

1962

36,977

36,554

 

1961

30,613

31,720

 

1960

35,513

57,047

 

1959

57,581

37,819

 

1958

17,518

42,760

 

1957

40,281

99,590

 

1956

38,888

67,080

 
 

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