What is included in the FTR Rail Equipment Outlook service?
Delivered quarterly, the Rail Equipment Outlook is the preferred FTR product to monitor the railcar market sizing.
What is the Rail Equipment Outlook?
The Rail Equipment Outlook is a quarterly research service that provides suppliers, builders, and investors with current data, forecasts, and in-depth analysis on the rail equipment market. It combines a quarterly report, an Excel database, and webinar access to help you identify market trends before they develop — giving you the data-driven clarity needed to make confident, timely decisions.- Included in the Service:
- Quarterly PDF report with forecast changes and market updates
- Two expert-written commentaries to equip your team with the intelligence needed to stay ahead of market conditions
- Excel database (full history and forecasts)
- Charts/graphs/tables package (PDF & PPT)
- State of Freight Insights service
- Quarterly rail equipment webinars
- Monthly freight webinars
- Up to 5 users per account
- Virtual and Annual Conference Discounts for subscribers
- Report Components:
- Overall Fleet Analysis
- Total railcar supply/demand breakdown
- In-depth analysis and forecasts by car type:
- Boxcars
- Covered Hoppers
- Open-top Hoppers
- Flat cars
- Tank cars
- Gondolas
- Forecasted deliveries (actuals)
- By: total fleet, and specific car type (with some size specific breakouts)
- Market Indicator Analysis (y/y, forecasts)
- Rail freight environment
- Surplus (rail equipment)
- Retirements
- Fleet utilization
- New car orders
- Backlog
- Traffic analysis (by car type)
- Backlog to deliveries, & net orders to deliveries ratios
- 2 Year Quarterly Equipment Outlook
- 5 Year Economic & Equipment Outlook
- Freight Outlook (Total US, Total N.A.)
- Freight by Mode Analysis (tonmiles)
- Railroad Environment
- Economic Analysis & Outlook
- Business activity
- Industrial & manufacturing activity