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Map. Rail transportation in the United States consists primarily of freight shipments along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 160,000 miles (260,000 km).
Current Class I railroads. As of 2023 there are just four American owned Class I freight railroad companies and one passenger railroad company (Amtrak). The list also includes two Canadian-owned Class I freight railroads, both of which have trackage in the US, and one, CPKC, has trackage in Mexico. Amtrak; BNSF Railway
List of common carrier freight railroads in the United States. About 700 railroads operate common carrier freight service in the United States. There are about 160,141 mi (257,722 km) of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge . Reporting marks are listed in parentheses.
Map showing intercity passenger lines in the United States and their maximum speeds Amtrak Acela train at Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Plans for high-speed rail in the United States date back to the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965. Various state and federal proposals have followed.
Current railroads Common freight carriers. Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) AN Railway (AN) Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) CSX Transportation (CSXT) First Coast Railroad (FCRD) Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) Florida Midland Railroad (FMID) Florida Northern Railroad (FNOR)
In the United States, a Class II railroad, sometimes referred to as a regional railroad, is a railroad company that is not Class I, but still has a substantial amount of traffic or trackage (and is thus not a short line).
Current routes Amtrak service is divided into three categories of routes: Northeast Corridor routes, state-supported routes, and long distance routes. These types indicate how the service is funded.
The California Department of Transportation's California State Rail Modernization Plan (2023 Draft) integrates the High-Speed Rail system into its long-range passenger rail plan. The map to the right shows how the HSR system will provide connections to long distance (Amtrak) as well as commuter rail services at the north and south ends of the ...
Baltimore Area Transit & MARC System Map; MARC Current Train Status Using GPS Technology
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) Length. 233 miles (375 km) Other. Website. Official website. The Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad ( reporting mark DGNO) (Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Richardson, Texas.