Total: 36,114 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems
Standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)
Total: 114 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,602,275 GRT/2,371,146 DWT
Ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 61, cargo 11, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 2, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 16, rail car carrier 2, roll-on/roll-off 8, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Note: does not include ships used exclusively in the Great Lakes (1998 est.)
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