Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) operating KPIs
NSCNYSERailroads, Line-Haul OperatingFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 11/3040% above fair value
$342.64+0.45 (+0.13%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $76.96BP/E 29.3Yield 1.58%
Norfolk Southern freight car fleet — Total units
Form 10-K Item 2 — Equipment
Latest, FY2025
36,564
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
-1.5%
37,123 in FY2024
History
10 years
Since FY2016
Sources
10
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Freight car fleet — Total units | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 36,564 | -1.5% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-09 ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 37,123 | -8.5% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2025-02-10 ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 40,582 | +0.3% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2024-02-05 ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 40,470 | -0.6% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2023-02-03 ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 40,713 | -6.3% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2022-02-04 ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 43,445 | -14.1% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2021-02-04 ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 50,553 | -17.8% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2020-02-06 ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 61,495 | -1.9% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-08 ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 62,706 | -9.5% | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2018-02-05 ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 69,283 | – | NSC Form 10-K, filed 2017-02-06 ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up freight car fleet — total units
- Owned freight cars31,128 · FY2025
- Leased freight cars5,436 · FY2025
- Gondola cars20,520 · FY2025
- Open hopper cars7,132 · FY2025
- Covered hopper cars5,266 · FY2025
- Boxcars1,873 · FY2025
- Flat cars1,653 · FY2025
- Other freight cars120 · FY2025
- Total freight car carrying capacity (tons)4,018,074 · FY2025
- Average age of owned freight car fleet (years)24.1 · FY2025
- Annual freight car retirements (units)1,182 · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern Freight car fleet — Total units, annual FY2016–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/fcar-tot
See every metric in the Norfolk Southern KPI table. Data updated Oct 31, 2026.