{"id":3394,"date":"2021-08-09T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/massa.ind.br\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2023-01-13T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:59:59","slug":"maiores-ferrovias-do-mundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massa.ind.br\/en\/maiores-ferrovias-do-mundo\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 companies that own the largest railroads in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The largest railroads in the world are spread over several countries, with the United States<\/a>being the most prominent, which is the country that invests the most in this sector and which has the largest railroad network among all nations, with more than 200,000 km in length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The railroad sector is essential for the great nations of the world, as it is a mode of transport with logistics<\/a> costs cheaper than road, for example. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why large companies, both state-owned and privately owned in China, the United States, Canada and Germany, for example, which are developed countries, invest heavily to have a railroad line that covers the extension of their territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, precisely because of this importance and because of the great activity that this sector performs, it becomes extremely profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that the concept of \u201cthe world's largest railroads\u201d is somewhat vague. To make our list of the top 10 companies that own the largest railroads in the world, we selected two main criteria: the companies' profitability and the size of their railroad networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance of railroads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before talking about the biggest railroad companies in the world, it is interesting to give a brief historical context to understand why these great powers in the world invest so much in this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the first point is that railroads were the first transport modes built that did not use animal traction, back in the 19th century. In this sense, for a long time the railroad sector was the only solution for cargo transportation in the main countries in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, it was important to maintain this sector in these countries, investing in the railroads that already existed and also in the creation of new ones, something that in Brazil, for example, left much to be desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with the growth of the automobile industry, which caused investments in highways to grow considerably all over the world, many countries still prioritize the railroad sector, keeping it as the main mode of national transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This happens because of the advantages that this modal provides for the country, benefits that are superior to highways, for example. Among these benefits are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n