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As the railway mode enters its third century, many line-haul railways still play an indistinct role in global logistics and intelligent mobility. A corporate citizenship perspective promised rich insight into railway positioning, so the authors raised the level of discourse of their previously reported research to examine global whole-industry adaptation. They have presented an enhanced database, together with multivariate statistical analysis, that offers novel insights into line-haul railways as global corporate citizens. They found eight factors that represented actions, including passengerand freight positioning, by which line-haul railways could develop or enhance their corporate citizenship, and six clusters that demonstrated how line-haul railways positioned themselves in particular economic-, geographic-, political-, and social settings. Implementation potential is discussed, concluding that line haul railways that leverage rail’s genetic technologies, as assertive global corporate citizens, are progressing toward ultimate interoperability as they packageand deliver stakeholder expectations.