Freight Rail Works. America’s freight railroads operate the safest, cleanest, healthiest, most efficient and environmentally sound rail system in the world.

Supporting a healthy national rail network is vital to America’s economic recovery, because freight rail supports American jobs and connects American businesses to the global economy.  For every one railroad job, 4.5 additional jobs are supported across the broader economy.  Railroads also pay hundreds of millions of dollars in local taxes to communities across the country.

Not only do we invest five times more than any other industry, but we are the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transportation.  Modern freight trains can haul a ton of freight 457 miles on just one gallon of fuel. Plus we are four times more fuel efficient than trucks, giving us the unique ability to fight highway gridlock, lower fuel consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pollution.

Freight rail can help deliver economic recovery – providing jobs, connecting the global marketplace and improving the environment.  That’s freight rail, at work.