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A Short History of Freight Railroads October 2020 / Sign up for AAR s newsletter at Since their birth nearly 190 years ago, Railroads have played a crucial role in America s development. Thanks to partial deregulation in 1980, Railroads have increased productivity, lowered rates and reinvested hundred of billions of dollars in private funds not taxpayer funds back into their networks to create what is now the safest and most efficient Freight rail system in the world. Looking ahead, the high quality of America s privately-owned Freight Railroads must be maintained so that they can continue to meet America s transportation needs and help our economy grow. 1830-1850: Railroads Critical to Early Development America s first intercity railroad, the 13-mile Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was completed in early 1830. By 1850, more than 9,000 miles of railroad were in operation.
A Short History of U.S. Freight Railroads Page 5 of 5 • In 2017, railroads moved a ton of freight an average of 479 miles per gallon of fuel. Rail fuel efficiency has more than doubled since 1980.
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