New York to Atlanta or Chicago is a similar distance, and takes 18 to 19 hours on Amtrak, which must share tracks with 12, 000-ton freight trains and many commuter trains.

美国到亚特兰大或者芝加哥市差不多的距离，大概需要花费18到19个小时在特拉克，特拉克地区需要把轨道分享给12000吨的货运车和许多的客运车。

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Rail’s share of the freight market, measured in ton-miles, has risen steadily to 43%—about the highest in any rich country.

铁路在货运市场上的份额，以英里吨数计算，稳步上升到43%——与任何富裕的国家相比都处于最高水平。

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Rail's share of the freight market, measured in ton-miles, has risen steadily to 43%-about the highest in any rich country.

铁路在货运市场上的份额，以英里吨数计算，稳步上升到43%——与任何富裕的国家相比都处于最高水平。

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Price competition is fierce as a result, and freight operators know that they can only get just so many yuan for hauling a ton of freight between, say, Beijing and Shanghai.

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As measured by ton-miles, trucks controlled 32% of the nation's freight in 2002, the most recent year statistics are available, while trains delivered 28%.

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