# Railroads — Industry Hub

> Quantitative analysis from TrendMatrix. Data for informational use only — not investment advice.

Railroads operate extensive networks transporting freight and passengers, with revenue tied to shipping volumes and commodity demand. Their profitability is highly cyclical, driven by economic growth and industrial production trends, while vulnerable to fuel-price volatility, regulatory constraints, and the substantial capital requirements for maintaining and upgrading infrastructure networks. TrendMatrix ranks 8 US-listed Railroads stocks by 10-dimension quantitative score, refreshed every 5 minutes during market hours with a full reanalysis nightly.

- **Parent sector:** Industrials
- **Stocks tracked:** 8 (primer N: 8)
- **Sentiment:** 0 bullish · 0 neutral · 8 bearish · avg score 5.01
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25T16:28:11+00:00

## Ranked Stocks

| # | Symbol | Name | Verdict | Score | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [CNI](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CNI) | Canadian National Railway Compa | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $111.86 | +1.5% |
| 2 | [CP](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CP) | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Li | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.5 | $86.65 | -0.4% |
| 3 | [CSX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/CSX) | CSX Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.4 | $45.02 | +1.3% |
| 4 | [UNP](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/UNP) | Union Pacific Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 5.3 | $266.73 | +0.9% |
| 5 | [WAB](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/WAB) | Westinghouse Air Brake Technolo | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.9 | $269.00 | +0.5% |
| 6 | [TRN](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/TRN) | Trinity Industries, Inc. | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.8 | $31.99 | +6.4% |
| 7 | [NSC](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/NSC) | Norfolk Southern Corporation | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.5 | $313.04 | +1.2% |
| 8 | [GBX](https://trendmatrix.com/stocks/GBX) | Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The | SELL_IF_HOLDING | 4.2 | $48.56 | +8.2% |

## Cross-Company Themes

- **Mexico** — 1 companies (TRN)
- **key customers** — 1 companies (WAB)
- **limited number of suppliers** — 1 companies (TRN)
- **limited suppliers of core railway equipment** — 1 companies (CP)
- **single-sourced suppliers** — 1 companies (WAB)

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