Newly released data by the RSI American Railway Car Institute Committee (ARCI) shows orders and deliveries remaining steady in Q1. The total backlog grew by approximately 7%.
ARCI statistics are compiled by RSI using data from North American freight railcar builders and is available to subscribers with a full breakdown by car type, including pressure and non-pressure cars, several categories of hopper cars, as well as other car types including boxcars, flats, and gondolas. To learn more about accessing the ARCI statistics, please click here.
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