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Train line mileage

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000397

The aggregate length of all line-haul railroads. It does not include the mileage of yard tracks or sidings, nor does it reflect the fact that a mile of railroad may include two or more parallel tracks. Jointly-used track is counted only once.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000397
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Train line mileage",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "The aggregate length of all line-haul railroads. It does not include the mileage of yard tracks or sidings, nor does it reflect the fact that a mile of railroad may include two or more parallel tracks. Jointly-used track is counted only once.",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/train-line-mileage/"
}

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