Canadian National Railway Co
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $77.90BP/E 23.4Yield 2.00%
Canadian National Railway Cars on line by Year
Cars on line — end-of-period week snapshot (total cars)
Canadian National Railway Cars on line: 82,595 in FY2025, down 1.9% from a year earlier.
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
Source: CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗
Weekly snapshot of active cars on CN's network by ownership and equipment type.
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Cars on line — end-of-period week snapshot (total cars) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 82,595 | -1.9% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 84,204 | +10.5% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 76,188 | -5.1% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 80,267 | -10.9% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 90,120 | -5.5% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 95,337 | +3.9% | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 91,730 | – | CN Railroad Performance Measures (perf_measures_en.xlsx, weekly data) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up cars on line
- System cars (CN-owned/leased)21,376 · FY2025
- Foreign railroad cars9,194 · FY2025
- Private (shipper/lessor-owned) cars52,025 · FY2025
- By car type: Box cars6,368 · FY2025
- By car type: Covered hoppers28,226 · FY2025
- By car type: Gondolas7,629 · FY2025
- By car type: Intermodal flat cars6,071 · FY2025
- By car type: Multilevel (automotive) cars3,398 · FY2025
- By car type: Open hoppers2,135 · FY2025
- By car type: Tank cars24,186 · FY2025
- By car type: Other cars4,583 · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Canadian National Railway Cars on line, annual FY2019–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Canadian National Railway SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cni/kpis/cars-online
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