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  2. Rail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Chicago also sees high rail ridership, with a local elevated system, one of the world's last interurban lines, and fourth most-ridden commuter rail system in the United States: Metra. Other major cities with substantial rail infrastructure include Philadelphia's SEPTA, Boston's MBTA, and Washington, D.C.'s network of commuter rail and rapid ...

  3. List of Amtrak routes - Wikipedia

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    This listing includes current and discontinued routes operated by Amtrak since May 1, 1971. Some intercity trains were also operated after 1971 by the Alaska Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Georgia Railroad, Reading Company, and Southern Railway.

  4. List of rail transit systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services such as the Alaska Railroad or Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries. "Region" refers to the metropolitan area based around the city listed, where applicable. Operating Region State System Authority Type (FTA) Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Express ...

  5. List of United States rapid transit systems - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of all heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States. It does not include statistics for bus or light rail systems; see: List of United States light rail systems by ridership for light rail systems. All ridership figures represent unlinked passenger trips, so line transfers on multi-line systems register as ...

  6. High-speed rail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    California Proposition 1A, passed in November 2008, authorized the state to issue $9.95 billion in bonds to fund the first phase of a planned multi-phase high-speed rail network. Conventional steel-wheel on rail technology is the adopted mode with trains traveling at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour (350 km/h).

  7. List of high-speed railway lines - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...

  8. List of shortline railroads in the United States by state

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    Rail Link (operates 26 short line railroads) RLIX Housatonic Railroad (HRRC) (CT, MA, NY) HRRC Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad (ID and OR) INPR Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (IL and IN) KBSR New York New Jersey Rail (NJ and NY) NYNJ Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (ID and WA) POVA St Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad (ME, NH, and VT) SLA

  9. National rail network - Wikipedia

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    1890 map of the national rail network. In United States railroading, the term national rail network, sometimes termed "U.S. rail network", [1] refers to the entire network of interconnected standard gauge rail lines in North America.