Rail lines fell 0.334% to 150,462 km in the USA in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in the USA reached an all time high of 265,842 km in 1980 and an all time low of 150,462 km in 2018. When compared to USA's main peers, rail lines in Canada amounted to 47,687 km, 67,515 km in China, 19,123 km in Japan and 14,388 km in Mexico in 2018.
USA has been ranked 1st within the group of 68 countries we follow in terms of rail lines.
| Rail Lines (km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | km | ... | 1,829 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Belize | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | km | ... | 255 | 58,651 | 57,264 | 48,498 | 48,150 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | km | 66,585 | 66,989 | 67,212 | 83,717 | 67,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Honduras | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | km | 65,436 | 65,808 | 66,030 | 66,687 | 67,368 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | km | 19,436 | 16,703 | 16,704 | 15,108 | 19,249 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,704 | 11,891 | 11,903 | 11,905 | 14,280 | ... | ||||||||||
| Russia | km | 85,266 | 85,266 | 85,262 | 85,375 | 85,545 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | km | 3,666 | 3,668 | 3,944 | 4,071 | 4,192 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km | 154,322 | 152,933 | 151,735 | 151,270 | 150,966 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | km | 15,861 | 16,532 | 16,245 | 16,257 | 16,294 | ... |
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