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Posts by David Humphrey, Ph.D

David Humphrey, Ph.D

AC/DC Dynamics

RAILWAY AGE MAY 2025 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet increased slightly in 2024. Detailed analysis reveals the following trends:…

New Cars Trend Large

RAILINC 2025 FREIGHT CAR REVIEW, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet increased in 2024 with almost all car…

Rebuilt Relevancy

RAILWAY AGE MAY 2024 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased very slightly in 2023. Detailed analysis reveals these…

Total Fleet Increase

RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2024 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet increased in 2023 with almost all car types accounting for the gain.…
Photo by Carolina Worrell

Rebuilds Rule

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased slightly in 2022.
(National Steel Car)

RAILINC FREIGHT CAR REVIEW 2023: Trending Larger

RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2023 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet increased in 2022 with almost all car types accounting for the gain.
(Photo by William C. Vantuono)

Railinc Locomotive Report: Economic Mirror

RAILWAY AGE MAY 2022 ISSUE: 2021’s minor fleet size decrease reflects COVID-19’s economic impacts and excess locomotive supply due to utilization improvements surrounding PSR (Precision Scheduled Railroading).

Heavyweights Dominate

RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2022 ISSUE: Railinc’s annual analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet decreased in 2021 with all car types accounting for the loss.…
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