> just about any other country in the world. Well the US is the 3rd largest country in the world, with the 3rd largest population, and in terms of rail tonne-k

> just about any other country in the world. Well the US is the 3rd largest country in the world, with the 3rd largest population, and in terms of rail tonne-km is also 3rd. I.e. it sits where you'd expect, per sq km and per capita. Passenger wise though it's 10th.