Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing transportation or services incidental to transportation, not elsewhere classified. Included in this industry are stock yards that do not buy, sell, or auction livestock; sleeping and dining car operations not performed by railroads; and horse-drawn cabs and carriages for hire.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Cabs, horse-drawn: for hire
- Car loading
- Carriages, horse-drawn: for hire
- Cleaning railroad ballasts
- Dining car operations, not performed by line-haul railroad companies
- Freight car loading and unloading, not trucking
- Parlor car operations, not performed by line-haul railroad companies
- Pipeline terminal facilities independently operated
- Railroad car repair, on a contract or fee basis
- Sleeping car and other passenger car operations, not performed by
- Space flight operations, except government
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Rail Maintenance Services in the US (48821)
Revenue 2025
$8.5bn
Growth 2025
1.05%
Key Trends
As a result of increased commercial activity and federal funding for transportation, the overall demand for rail maintenance services has increased
Increased freight volume has resulted in an increase in the freight transportation services index
An anticipated increase in total trade value is projected to result in increased industry demand
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified 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: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4789 - Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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478901 Car loading & unloading
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478902 Pilot car service
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478903 Carriages-horse
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478904 Stock yards
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478905 Railroad equip & supplies-repairing
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478907 Hospital transportation service
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478908 Steamship conferences
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478909 Transportation equipment-leasing
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478977 Transportation
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478999 Transportation services nec
8 Digit SIC Codes
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47890000 Transportation services, nec
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47890100 Cargo loading and unloading services
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47890101 Car loading
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47890102 Freight car loading and unloading
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47890103 Log loading and unloading
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47890200 Passenger train services
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47890201 Dining car services
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47890202 Parlor car services
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47890203 Sleeping car and other passenger car services
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47890300 Horse drawn transportation services
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47890301 Cabs, horse drawn: for hire
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47890302 Carriages, horse drawn: for hire
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47890400 Railroad maintenance and repair services
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47890401 Cleaning railroad ballast
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47890402 Railroad car repair
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47899900 Transportation services, nec
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47899901 Pipeline terminal facilities, independently operated
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47899902 Space flight operations, except government
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47899903 Stockyards, not primarily for fattening or selling livestock
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