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Railways United States, in 36 editions.
The entry for United States published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Railroads”
270,312 km
270,312 km
Published as “Railroads”
240,000 km of mainline routes, all standard 1.435 meter track, no government ownership (1989)
270,312 240,000 km of mainline routes, all standard 1.435 meter track, no government
ownership (1989)
Published as “Railroads”
240,000 km of mainline routes, all standard 1.435 meter track, no government ownership (1989)
240,000 km of mainline routes, all standard 1.435 meter track, no government
government ownership (1989)
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 240,000 km mainline routes (nongovernment owned)
- standard gauge:
- 240,000 km 1.435-m gauge (1989)
total: 240,000 km of mainline routes, all standard 1.435 meter track, no routes (nongovernment owned)government ownership standard gauge: 240,000 km 1.435-m gauge (1989)
The same text in 5 editions, 1996 to 2000.
- total:
- 240,000 km mainline routes (nongovernment owned)
- standard gauge:
- 240,000 km 1.435-m gauge (1989)
total: 240,000 km mainline routes (nongovernment owned)
standard gauge: 240,000 km 1.435-m gauge (1989)
- total:
- 225,750 km mainline routes standard gauge: 225,750 km 1.435-m gauge (1999)
total: 240,000 225,750 km mainline routes (nongovernment owned)standard gauge: 240,000 225,750 km 1.435-m gauge (1989) (1999)
- total:
- 212,433 km mainline routes
- standard gauge:
- 212,433 km 1.435-m gauge
note: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for Class II and III railroads (1998)
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 212,433 km mainline routes
standard gauge: 212,433 km 1.435-m gauge
note: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for Class II and III railroads (1998)
- total:
- 194,731 km mainline routes
- standard gauge:
- 194,731 km 1.435-m gauge
note: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for class II and III railroads; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines (2000)
total: 212,433 194,731 km mainline routes
standard gauge: 212,433 194,731 km 1.435-m gauge
note: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for Class class II and III railroads (1998) railroads; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines (2000)
- total:
- 228,464 km
- standard gauge:
- 228,464 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Rewritten: too little of the 2003 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 228,464 km
standard gauge: 228,464 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
- total:
- 227,736 km
- standard gauge:
- 227,736 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 228,464 227,736 km
standard gauge: 228,464 227,736 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
- total:
- 226,605 km
- standard gauge:
- 226,605 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
total: 227,736 226,605 km
standard gauge: 227,736 226,605 km 1.435-m gauge (2003) (2004)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 226,612 km
- standard gauge:
- 226,612 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
total: 226,605 226,612 km
standard gauge: 226,605 226,612 km 1.435-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 226,427 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 1
- standard gauge:
- 226,427 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)
total: 226,612
226,427 km
country comparison to the world:
1
standard gauge: 226,612
226,427 km 1.435-m gauge (2005) (2007)
- total:
- 224,792 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 1
- standard gauge:
- 224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2010)
total:226,427 224,792 km
country comparison to the world:
1
standard gauge:226,427 224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2007) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 224,792 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 1
- standard gauge:
- 224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)
total:
224,792 km
country comparison to the world:
1
standard gauge:
224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2010) (2007)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- total:
- 293,564.2 km
- standard gauge:
- 293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 1
total: 293,564.2 km224,792 standard gauge: 293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world:
standard gauge:
224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2007)
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 293,564 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
total: 293,564.2 293,564 km (2014)
standard gauge: 293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 1
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 293,564.2 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 293,564.2 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
total: 293,564 293,564.2 km (2014)
standard gauge: 293,564.2 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (2014)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United States: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-states/railways.