This statistic represents the length of rail tracks across North America in 2017, broken down by track type. In that year, there were around 323,500 kilometers of conventional railway track across Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers)
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SCI Verkehr. (December 15, 2017). Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/
SCI Verkehr. "Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers)." Chart. December 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/
SCI Verkehr. (2017). Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/
SCI Verkehr. "Length of The Rail Infrastructure in North America in 2017, by Type (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/
SCI Verkehr, Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Length of the rail infrastructure in North America in 2017, by type (in kilometers) [Graph], SCI Verkehr, December 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/920808/north-american-rail-infrastructure-length-by-type/