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Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WV48821

Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia industry analysis

The Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has stagnated an annualized x% to xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x% to xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia Market Research Report

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Definition of the Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia?

Rail Maintenance Services provide specialized services for railroad transportation including servicing, administering routine repairs (exclusive of factory conversion, overhaul or rebuilding of rolling stock), performing maintenance on railcars, loading and unloading of railcars and operating independent rail terminals.

What’s included in the Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia?

The Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia includes providing freight car cleaning services, providing grain leveling and trimming in railroad cars, providing loading and unloading services at rail terminals, repairing locomotives and railcars (except factory conversion, overhaul and rebuilding), providing railroad switching services, providing independent operation of railroad terminals and providing shunting trailers in rail terminals. Related terms covered in the Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia industry report includes a railroad with operating revenue of an inflation-adjusted $490.0 million in 2022. there are seven class i operators in the united states as of 2022, an unpowered passenger or freight-carrying railway vehicle moved by a locomotive, passenger rail transport that operates from a central location to outer suburban area, all vehicles that move on a railway and a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities.

Industry Performance of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia

Benchmark the Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia industry performance with all WV county and national performance.

Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia

#31 in Highest Revenue 0.6% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Rail Maintenance Services in the US


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia

See how key industry drivers, such as house price index, new business formation, per capita disposable income, federal funding for transportation, freight transportation services index and demand from rail transportation are impacting Rail Maintenance Services in West Virginia

West Virginia Economic Indicators

House Price Index
New Business Formation
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Federal funding for transportation
Freight transportation services index
Demand from rail transportation

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County Data of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia

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Key Statistics of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia

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What is the market size of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia in 2025?

The market size of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia is $46.7m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 16 businesses in the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.5% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 274 employees in the Rail Maintenance Services industry in West Virginia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.