Railway

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Railroad is one of the most important means of transportation. Every day, thousands of trains speed along railroad tracks throughout the world. Some trains carry passengers. Others haul coal, grain, lumber, machinery, and other products on which people depend. Only shops carry heavier cargoes for longer distances. And only airplanes provide a faster means of public transportation than do railroads. A freight train can haul thousands of tons of goods across a continent. The fastest passenger train in regular service travel at speeds of 515.3 km/h (320 mph).