Rail transportation in the United States includes freight and passenger service. Freight moves along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada
A BNSF engine leads an empty crude oil train up the grade to Mountainair, New Mexico
The first American locomotive at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1826
The Canton Viaduct, built in 1834, is still in use today on the Northeast Corridor.
The celebration at the meeting of the railroad in Promontory Summit, Utah in May 1869
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. stat
Rail transportation in the United States
…network to be heavy and strong enough to protect riders in case of collision with freight trains. Intercity passenger service is provided nation-wide by Amtrak, with some links to Canada. A few smaller regional providers, including the Alaska Railroad, Brightline and some commuter rail systems link nearby…
The Southwest Chief, one of Amtrak's long-distance trains in the Western United States, in Laguna, New Mexico
The Pennsylvania Railroad's Congressional in the 1960s
The North Coast Hiawatha near Yakima, Washington, in July 1971, an example of early Amtrak "rainbow" consists, made up of equipment still painted in the colors of various railroads
Classic Amtrak logo displayed at the Oakland – Jack London Square station, California