Š Laura S. Correa, licence CC BY 2.0 Modal split of inland freight transport for the EU, 2013 data
Member States and softening administrative constraints around rail freight, to make it a truly competitive mode against road. In the USA, the situation is different thanks to the geography of the country with long straight distances allowing 2000-metre freight trains and double-stacked containers to travel over long distances, which makes rail profitable over road. The rail share oscillates between 25% and 30% of the total modal split. Despite a strong comeback in recent years, due to the rise of diesel prices, rail share has slightly declined over
Š Miroslav Volek, licence CC BY 2.0 BNSF freight train, Browning, Montana
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