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TABLE 2-9 Class I Railroad Locomotive Fleet by Year Built (Locomotive Units): 2001, 2006, and 2011

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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Year Builta 2001 2006 2011
Before 1980 7,862    
1980-1984 2,153 8,237  
1985-1989 1,672 1,735 8,304
1990-1994 2,667 2,740 2,367
1995-1999 4,020 4,535 4,461
2000-2004 1,371 4,673 4,268
After 2004 N/A 1,812 4,850
Total 19,745 23,732 24,250
Median Age, years 19 14 14

a Disregards year of rebuilding.

KEY: N/A = Not applicable

SOURCE: Association of American Railroads as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics. Table 1-32. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of November 2013.