Rail transportation in the United States (English Wikipedia)

Williams, Marcus (March 29, 2016). "North American rail: One door closes, another opens". Automotive Logistics. Retrieved May 14, 2017. 11% compared to 2014 production, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The drop hit railways' revenue by as much as 40% in some segments.

books.google.com

Stevens, Frank Walker (1926). The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad: A History. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Dilts, James D. (1996). The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828–1853. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2629-0.
Stover, John F. (1987). History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-911198-81-4.
Stover, John F. (1997). American Railroads (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77658-3.

bts.gov

transtats.bts.gov

"Seasonally Adjusted Transportation Data". Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

bts.gov

U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Washington, D.C. (2000) "Ton-Miles of Freight by Mode: 1975–2025." Archived May 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine The Changing Face of Transportation. Report No. BTS00-007.

cornell.edu

law.cornell.edu

Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93-236, 87 Stat. 985, 45 U.S.C. § 741, January 2, 1974.
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, Pub.L. 94-210, 90 Stat. 31, 45 U.S.C. § 801, February 5, 1976.

cprr.org

"An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes 12 Stat. 489, July 1, 1862

dot.gov

railroads.dot.gov

"National Rail Plan Progress Report | FRA". railroads.dot.gov. September 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

economist.com

"High-speed railroading". The Economist. July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

eia.gov

"Electricity Monthly Update – Energy Information Administration". EIA.gov.

harvard.edu

ksg.harvard.edu

Increasing EU Rail Share: Insights From the US Rail Experience Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine See Alternate Link 7

historiclewiston.org

Text online of placement commemorating historic railroad., accessdate=2017-03-01

kbtx.com

Hogan, Kendall (September 9, 2019). "Federal Railroad Commission to begin rule making on high speed railway". KBTX.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
Back to court: Landowner files pre-suit deposition against Texas Central Railroad

mass.gov

"Transportation Oversight Division". Mass.gov.

nationalgeographic.com

news.nationalgeographic.com

"Oil Train Tragedy in Canada Spotlights Rising Crude Transport by Rail". nationalgeographic.com. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.

npr.org

Hernandez, Joe (March 9, 2023). "There are about 3 U.S. train derailments per day. They aren't usually major disasters". NPR. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

railserve.com

"U.S. Railroad Track Miles & Revenue By Year". www.railserve.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

scdigest.com

"Supply Chain News: Is Trucking Gaining Share over Rail in Long Haul Freight Moves?". Supply Chain Digest. February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

scientificamerican.com

blogs.scientificamerican.com

Wogan, David. "U.S. moves more oil out of North Dakota by rail than the Trans-Alaskan pipeline". scientificamerican.com.

si.edu

americanhistory.si.edu

National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. "Railroads to Mid-Century: Salisbury, North Carolina, 1927." Archived February 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine America on the Move.

tampabay.com

Danielson, Richard (January 4, 2019). "Brightline-Virgin rail service looking at Disney station along proposed Tampa-to-Orlando route". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

thesafetymag.com

Mercer, Shane. "North American rail safety 'pretty bad' compared to Europe". Canadian Occupational Safety. KM Business Information Canada Ltd. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

thetransportpolitic.com

Freemark, Yonah. "Freight as Passenger Rail's Worst Enemy — Or Something Else?". The Transport Politic. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

trforum.org

Manuel Bastos Andrade Furtado, Francisco (Summer 2013). "U.S. and European Freight Railways: The Differences That Matter" (PDF). Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. 52 (2): 65–84. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

uic.org

International Union of Railways "DIOMIS: Benchmarking Intermodal Rail Transport in the United States and Europe" Alternate Source for Dead Link

uitp.org

"Railway Statistics – 2014 Synopsis" (PDF). Paris, France: International Union of Railways, IUC. 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

vvdailypress.com

Huffine, Bryce (July 15, 2019). "Victorville-Vegas train may be rolling by 2023". The Daily Press. Victorville, California. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

web.archive.org

"Seasonally Adjusted Transportation Data". Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Washington, D.C. (2000) "Ton-Miles of Freight by Mode: 1975–2025." Archived May 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine The Changing Face of Transportation. Report No. BTS00-007.
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. "Railroads to Mid-Century: Salisbury, North Carolina, 1927." Archived February 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine America on the Move.
Increasing EU Rail Share: Insights From the US Rail Experience Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine See Alternate Link 7
"Oil Train Tragedy in Canada Spotlights Rising Crude Transport by Rail". nationalgeographic.com. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013.
Class I Railroad Statistics Archived November 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Association of American Railroads, February 7, 2013
Huffine, Bryce (July 15, 2019). "Victorville-Vegas train may be rolling by 2023". The Daily Press. Victorville, California. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.