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With more than 30 train routes throughout the United States, and some in Canada, Amtrak travels to over 500 destinations in 46 states, giving you the best views North America has to offer. Whether you want to visit big cities, small towns or places you can only see by rail, Amtrak can take you there. Amtrak National Route Map (PDF, 1MB)
North American Rail Network (NARN) can be used within the public, the federal government, rail industry, state DOTs, and academia for routing, mapping and analysis.
The map was shared as part of the non-profit advocacy organization's proposal for high speed rail in New Mexico. This map (shown below) divides the U.S. into various regional plans, each with ...
BNSF operates one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, with 32,500 miles of rail across the western two-thirds of the United States.
For over half a century, America has long prioritized roads over rail, with only 11% of transportation funding going to rail in 2019, a stark contrast to regions like Europe where, on average, 42% of their budget goes to rail. Even with recent initiatives like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, highway funding in the US still triples ...
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In 2019, the U.S. allocated only 11% of our total transportation infrastructure investment to rail. This is significantly lower than in other regions like the European Economic Area (EEA) and Great Britain, where 42% of total infrastructure spending went to rail. Even under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), highways ...
The United States was one of the pioneers of rail travel. In the days before flying, rail transport was the main way to travel long distance, and played an instrumental role in the colonization of the Wild West in the late 19th century. Perhaps the most significant event in the history of American railroads was the driving of the final spike at Promontory, Utah in 1869, which marked the ...
There are in the collections of the Library of Congress thousands of American railroad maps as well as numerous general maps showing railroad routes as part of the transportation network. The maps, which are in the custody of the Geography and Map Division, vary widely in area, content, and scale.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. These projects will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, getting goods and people where they need to be quickly with fewer ...