Рассказ по английскому

Начнем с того, что freight cars или goods cars в Америке (Goods wagons или freight wagons в Англии) переводится, как "грузовые (товарные) вагоны".
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Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo . Rail transportation in the United States has a long history from the 1830s untill now. Canada, Mexico and the United States are connected by an extensive, unified standard gauge rail network. The one notable exception is the isolated Alaska Railroad, which is connected to the main network by rail barge. Freight railroads play an important role in the U.S. economy, especially for moving imports and exports using containers, and for shipments of coal and oil. There are four different classes of freight railroads: Class I, regional, local line haul, and switching & terminal. Class 1 freight railroads have annual carrier operating revenues of $250 million or more. They comprise just one percent of the number of freight railroads, but account for 67 percent of the industry's mileage, 90 percent of its employees, and 93 percent of its freight revenue.

The fastest growing rail traffic segment is currently intermodal. Intermodal is the movement of shipping containers or truck trailers by rail and at least one other mode of transportation, usually trucks or ocean-going vessels. Intermodal combines the door-to-door convenience of trucks with the long-haul economy of railroads. Rail intermodal has tripled in the last 25 years. It plays a critical role in making logistics far more efficient for retailers and others. The efficiency of intermodal provides the U.S. with a huge competitive advantage in the global economy.