Description: These two maps compare the railroad system of the United States to that of the Peoples Republic of China in 1971. " The well integrated railway system of the United States constructed primarily between 1870 – 1910, reflects this countryÕs advanced stage of economic development. The length of the US network, which presently is about 9 times that of the PRC, has been slowly declining during recent decades. " — CIA, 1971
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, People's Republic of China Atlas (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971) 45
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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