Europe vs United States: who is doing rail freight right?

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Europe has been looking to the United States when it comes to rail freight. In the US it is a profitable business with total yearly revenues exceeding 80 billion US dollars. In Europe, state-owned companies are often losing money and need government intervention to remain afloat. Does this mean that the US is doing rail freight properly while Europe is still lagging behind?

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Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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Europe vs United States: who is doing rail freight right?

Image: Shutterstock Hit1912

Europe has been looking to the United States when it comes to rail freight. In the US it is a profitable business with total yearly revenues exceeding 80 billion US dollars. In Europe, state-owned companies are often losing money and need government intervention to remain afloat. Does this mean that the US is doing rail freight properly while Europe is still lagging behind?

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