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2. Rail speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed restriction sign at Metro-North Railroad 's Port Chester station. Rail speed limits in the United States are regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration. Railroads also implement their own limits and enforce speed limits. Speed restrictions are based on a number of factors including curvature, signaling ...

3. Rail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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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).

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

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   Under the most common international definition of high-speed rail (speeds above 155 mph (250 km/h) on newly built lines and speeds above 124 mph (200 km/h) on upgraded lines), Amtrak 's Acela is the United States' only true high-speed rail service, reaching 150 mph (240 km/h) over 49.9 mi (80.3 km) of track along the Northeast Corridor. [2 ...

5. List of United States commuter rail systems - Wikipedia

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   Major cities served Annual Ridership (2023) Average Weekday Ridership (Q1 2023) Route miles Daily Ridership per mile (Q1 2023) Year Opened Lines Stations 1 Long Island Rail Road: New York: 75,186,900 253,800 321: 791 1834: 11: 124: 2 Metro-North Railroad: New York / Stamford / New Haven: 60,569,700 189,500 385: 492 1983: 5: 122: 3

6. California Zephyr - Wikipedia

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   California Zephyr. The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area (at Emeryville ), via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno. At 2,438 miles (3,924 km), it is Amtrak's longest daily route, and second-longest overall after the Texas Eagle 's triweekly continuation ...

7. History of rail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the Northeast (1820s–1850s) to the settlement of the West (1850s–1890s). The American railroad mania began with the founding of the first passenger and freight line in the country ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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, the overview section of this article lists the total ...