Annual Railway Property Assets and Amortization for Mainline Canadian Companies

Canadian railway industry property accounts, summarizing assets and accumulated amortization for mainline companies. The dataset includes balances at the beginning and end of the year, accumulated amortization, and net book value for Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and VIA Rail. It is published by Statistics Canada and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual changes in asset valuation based on the reported beginning and end-of-year balances.
• Model depreciation and amortization trends for railway infrastructure based on the accumulated amortization data.
• Assess the net book value of capital assets for major Canadian railway operators.
• Compare financial asset positions between the listed mainline companies (Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail).

Strengths

• Data is provided by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Covers three major Canadian railway companies: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and VIA Rail.
• Includes key financial account components: beginning balance, ending balance, accumulated amortization, and net book value.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats: XML, CSV, and HTML.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Likely compiled from annual financial reports submitted by the railway companies.

Time Range

Annual data; specific years are not stated in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:58:34.932736; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada