Passenger Railways in the United States

Datamonitor's Passenger Railways in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Passenger Railways industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of Passenger Railways in the United States’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of Passenger Railways in the United States

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The passenger rail sector consists of all passenger transport by 'heavy rail' services, including international, inter-city, regional, and suburban trains. ("Commuter trains" in US terminology are included.) However, light rail, tram/streetcar, Metro/Subway, and similar trains are not included. Sector volumes are given in passenger kilometers (PKM) and international traffic is counted in the country of origin. Sector values in the report consist of revenues generated by operating companies through ticket sales, and so exclude state subsidies. All currency conversions used in the creation of the report have been calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, the Americas consists of North America and South America.

North America consists of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

South America comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela.




Report Highlights

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Alaska Railroad Corporation 20
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) 23
SEPTA (The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) 27
MARKET FORECASTS 28
Market value forecast 28
Market volume forecast 29
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 31
APPENDIX 33
Methodology 33
Industry associations 34
Disclaimer 35
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 36
Premium Reports 36
Summary Reports 36
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United States passenger rail sector volume: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2005–09 11
Table 3: United States passenger rail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 4: Alaska Railroad Corporation: key facts 20
Table 5: Alaska Railroad Corporation: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Alaska Railroad Corporation: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) : key facts 23
Table 8: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) : key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) : key financial ratios 25
Table 10: SEPTA (The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority): key facts 27
Table 11: United States passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 28
Table 12: United States passenger rail sector volume forecast: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2009–14 29
Table 13: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 31
Table 14: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 31
Table 15: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 31
Table 16: United States inflation, 2005–09 32
Table 17: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 32
Table 18: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 32

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United States passenger rail sector volume: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2005–09 12
Figure 3: United States passenger rail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the passenger rail sector in the United States, 2009 19
Figure 10: Alaska Railroad Corporation: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Alaska Railroad Corporation: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) : revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) : assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: United States passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 28
Figure 15: United States passenger rail sector volume forecast: million passenger kilometers (PKM), 2009–14 30


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