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Of about 807,000 MILES<\/strong> of track worldwide, about 233,000 MILES<\/strong> are electrified.<\/p>\n

The U.S. freight industry is an $80 BILLION INDUSTRY<\/strong>, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.<\/p>\n

Source: Association of American Railroads.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"according1%<\/strong> Percentage of U.S. railroad tracks that are currently used for electrified rail.<\/p>\n

140,000<\/strong> Miles of railroad track that are privately owned by railroads in the U.S., the vast majority.<\/p>\n

Over the last 15 years, freight railroads have invested, on average, $24.2 BILLION<\/strong> of their own capital into improving and maintaining their networks.<\/p>\n

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