Rail transport in Russia has been called an economic wonder of the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. In length of track Russian railroads are second globally to the railways of the United States. In volume of freight hauled, they are third behind the United States and China, using the standard measure of ton-kilometers. In overall density of operations (here the standard measure is (freight ton-kilometers + passenger-kilometers)/length of track)) Russia is second only to China.
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