Because what you'd be looking at, more than likely, would be a short-line that might perhaps provide service from a plant or a grain elevator or whatever to, say, a Burlington Northern in Winnipeg which might be 125 miles away.
Il s'agirait probablement de lignes courtes qui offrirait un service, par exemple, entre une usine ou un silo à grains ou autre chose du genre et, disons, Burlington Northern à Winnipeg, soit une distance de 125 milles.