Best Yielding Railroad Stocks

The Most Promising Dividends in Railroads By Fool. Dividend payers deserve a berth in any long-term stock portfolio. But seemingly attractive dividend yields are not always as fetching as they may appear. Let's see which companies in the railroad industry offer the most promising dividends.

Below, I've compiled some of the major dividend-paying players in the railroad industry (and a few smaller outfits), ranked according to their dividend yields:

Company	Recent Yield	Payout Ratio	5-Year Avg. Annual Div. Growth Rate
Guangshen Railway	3.50%	32%	-1.60%
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC  )	2.70%	32%	18.60%
CSX (NYSE: CSX  )	2.50%	19%	23.80%
Canadian Pacific Railway(NYSE: CP  )	2.30%	34%	10.70%
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP  )	2.20%	26%	20%
Canadian National Railway(NYSE: CNI  )	1.90%	23%	14.90%
Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN  )	1.50%	25%	10.60%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	0.20%	1%	24.60%

Related Ticker:
NSC, CSX, CP, UNP, CNI, TRN,

Source: Fool.com