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ARCI: Railcar Backlog Rising
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor![(Photograph by William C. Vantuono)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Greenbrier-Mexico-Tank-Car-Pusher.jpg)
(Photograph by William C. Vantuono)
Newly released data from the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) American Railway Car Institute (ARCI) Committee shows second-quarter 2022 orders are down 13% and deliveries are up 20% sequentially. Total backlog was up 3%, to 47,461, from first-quarter 2022, and up 27% from the same period last year.
In second-quarter 2022, orders rose 18% to 11,177 from second-quarter 2021’s 9,466. Deliveries came in at 9,629 units, up 18% from the year-ago period’s 6,825.
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ARCI statistics are compiled by RSI using data from North American freight railcar builders and is available to subscribers with a full breakdown by car type, including pressure and non-pressure cars, several categories of hopper cars, as well as several other car types including boxcars, flats and gondolas. Visit the RSI website to learn more about accessing the statistics.