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Division: D - Manufacturing

US-SIC Code 3743 - Railroad Equipment

Industry Description

Establishments primarily engaged in building and rebuilding locomotives (including frames and parts, not elsewhere classified) of any type or gauge; and railroad, street, and rapid transit cars and car equipment for operation on rails for freight and passenger service. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing mining cars are classified in Industry 3532. Repair shops, owned and operated by railroads or local transit companies, repairing locomotives or cars for their oWn use are classified in Transportation, Major Groups 40 and 41. Establishments primarily engaged in repairing railroad cars on a contract or fee basis are classified in Transportation, Industry 4789; and those repairing locomotive engines on a contract or fee basis are classified in Services, Industry 7699.

Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 3743 - Railroad Equipment are:

  • Brakes, railway: air and vacuum
  • Cars and car equipment, freight or passenger
  • Dining cars and car equipment
  • Engines, steam (locomotives)
  • Freight cars and car equipment
  • Industrial locomotives and parts
  • Interurban cars and car equipment
  • Locomotives, locomotive frames, and parts
  • Lubrication systems, locomotive
  • Mining locomotives and parts
  • Railroad car rebuilding
  • Railway motor cars
  • Rapid transit cars and equipment
  • Sleeping cars, railroad
  • Streetcars and car equipment
  • Switching locomotives and parts, electric and nonelectric
  • Tank freight cars and car equipment
  • Tenders, locomotive
  • Trolley buses, trackless

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Pump & Compressor Manufacturing in the US (33391)

Revenue 2025

$28.4bn

Growth 2025

-0.34%

Key Trends

  • The industry is characterized by its extensive participation in foreign markets

  • Exports generate a significant share of revenue

  • Demand from construction markets is expected to increase

Products and Services

US-SIC Hierarchy 3743 - Railroad Equipment

US-SIC Code 3743 - Railroad Equipment sits in the 2-digit Railroad Equipment sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.

Division: D

Division Title: Manufacturing

2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 3743 - Railroad Equipment

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 3743 - Railroad Equipment. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

  • 374301 Railroad cars-manufacturers
  • 374303 Locomotives (manufacturers)
  • 374304 Railroad equipment (manufacturers)
  • 374305 Dining car builders

8 Digit SIC Codes

  • 37430000 Railroad equipment
  • 37430100 Railroad equipment, except locomotives
  • 37430101 Brakes, air and vacuum: railway
  • 37430102 Dining cars and equipment
  • 37430103 Freight cars and equipment
  • 37430104 Heating units, for railroad cars
  • 37430105 Lubrication systems, locomotive
  • 37430106 Railroad car rebuilding
  • 37430107 Railway maintenance cars
  • 37430108 Railway motor cars
  • 37430109 Sleeping cars, railroad
  • 37430110 Tank freight cars and car equipment
  • 37430111 Train cars and equipment, freight or passenger
  • 37430200 Interurban cars and car equipment
  • 37430201 Interurban cars and car equipment
  • 37430202 Rapid transit cars and equipment
  • 37430203 Streetcars and car equipment
  • 37430204 Trackless trolley buses
  • 37430205 Trolley bus poles
  • 37430206 Trolley retrievers
  • 37430207 Trolley shoes
  • 37430300 Locomotives and parts
  • 37430301 Engines, steam (locomotive)
  • 37430302 Industrial locomotives and parts
  • 37430303 Mining locomotives and parts, electric or nonelectric
  • 37430304 Railroad locomotives and parts, electric or nonelectric
  • 37430305 Switching locomotives and parts, electric and nonelectric
  • 37430306 Tenders, locomotive

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Each US SIC Code is part of a Division, which corresponds with a numerical range. Select a Division category from the table below, then drill down to discover the industries within that Division.

Division US-SIC Code Sector title
A 01-09 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
B 10-14 Mining
C 15-17 Construction
D 20-39 Manufacturing
E 40-49 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
F 50-51 Wholesale Trade
G 52-59 Retail Trade
H 60-67 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
I 70-89 Services
J 90-99 Public Administration

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