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Rail - 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Railroads are experiencing a competitive resurgence as both an energy-efficient freight transportation option and a viable city-to-city passenger service.
http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/rail/
Rail Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rail transportation in the United States today consists primarily of freight shipments. Passenger service, once a large and vital part of the nation's passenger transportation network, now plays a limited role as compared to transportation patterns in many other countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States
Network Rail - Innovation and Suggestions Scheme
We're looking for innovative ideas to help us to deliver ever-improving value for our customers, passengers and stakeholders.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/12000.aspx
Railway Technology and Innovation News - Railway Gazette
The latest business and technology news from manufacturers and suppliers in the global rail industry.
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/technology.html
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
The public homepage for the Federal Railroad Administration, an operating mode of the Department of Transportation.
https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0001
American Railway Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Railway Union (ARU) was the largest labor union of its time, and one of the first industrial unions in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Railway_Union
Today's Railroads
The Association of American Railroads.
https://www.aar.org/todays-railroads
American Railway Union Facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia
Get information, facts, and pictures about American Railway Union at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about American Railway Union easy with credible articles from our free, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/American_Railway_Union.aspx
Train & Bus Tickets - National Railroad - USA & Canada - Amtrak
Get your train and bus tickets or other Thruway services on Amtrak.com to travel over 500 destinations via 30 plus train routes in the USA and Canada.
https://www.amtrak.com/home

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Rail transport in the United States

A CSX train at a diamond junction in Marion, Ohio

Operation

Major operators

Amtrak
BNSF Railway
Canadian National Railway
CPKC Railway
CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
Union Pacific Railroad

Statistics

Ridership

549,631,632^[1]
29 million (Amtrak only)^[2] (2014)

Passenger km

10.3 billion^[2] (2014)

Freight

1.71 trillion ton-mile^[2] (2014)

System length

Total

160,141 miles (257,722 km)

Track gauge

Main

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Features

Longest tunnel

Cascade Tunnel, 7.8 miles (12.6 km)

Map

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

Links
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Rail - 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Railroads are experiencing a competitive resurgence as both an energy-efficient freight transportation option and a viable city-to-city passenger service.
http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/rail/
Rail Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rail transportation in the United States today consists primarily of freight shipments. Passenger service, once a large and vital part of the nation's passenger transportation network, now plays a limited role as compared to transportation patterns in many other countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States
Network Rail - Innovation and Suggestions Scheme
We're looking for innovative ideas to help us to deliver ever-improving value for our customers, passengers and stakeholders.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/12000.aspx
Railway Technology and Innovation News - Railway Gazette
The latest business and technology news from manufacturers and suppliers in the global rail industry.
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/technology.html
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
The public homepage for the Federal Railroad Administration, an operating mode of the Department of Transportation.
https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0001
American Railway Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Railway Union (ARU) was the largest labor union of its time, and one of the first industrial unions in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Railway_Union
Today's Railroads
The Association of American Railroads.
https://www.aar.org/todays-railroads
American Railway Union Facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia
Get information, facts, and pictures about American Railway Union at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about American Railway Union easy with credible articles from our free, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/American_Railway_Union.aspx
Train & Bus Tickets - National Railroad - USA & Canada - Amtrak
Get your train and bus tickets or other Thruway services on Amtrak.com to travel over 500 destinations via 30 plus train routes in the USA and Canada.
https://www.amtrak.com/home