In the 1950s, the U.S. and Europe moved roughly the same percentage of freight by rail; by 2000, the share of U.S. rail freight was 38% while in Europe only 8% of freight traveled by rail.
在20世纪50年代，美国铁路运送货物的百分比和欧洲大致相当，而到了2000年，美国的铁路货运量占到了38%，而欧洲则仅有8%。