GLOBAL RAIL NETWORKS

Operating in a similar fashion to Canada ’ s network , the USA ’ s rail system is the only other privatised network in this countdown and again , consists mostly of freight shipments rather than passenger services . Continuously under pressure from other modes of transport , the commuter world seems to have left the old-timer behind but in supply-chain terms , the US ’ s rail network is still streets ahead of the rest of the world .

Boasting the longest average haul of any country , even ahead of Russia , America ’ s domestic routes extensively cover all states , and many operate on countrywide voyages . Will the US rail network ever be toppled by another country ? Not any time soon , by this reckoning .

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