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America's freight rail network is something to behold: a vast, high-tech system that's a monument to U.S. ingenuity and a bedrock of America's economy. Though you might from time to time see rail cars and locomotives at crossings or along stretches of highway, you can't fully grasp freight rail's power and reach without taking in these numbers:

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