铁路是我国交通运输体系的骨干,是国民经济和社会发展的重要基础条件之一。铁路不仅是低成本的运输方式,而且它的社会效益是巨大的。铁路运输的发达,不仅对国家的经济和社会发展具有巨大的推动作用,同时还是国家经济发展水平的一个重要标志。在今年2月召开的全国铁路工作会议上,铁道部部长刘志军号召全路干部职工要以对国家、对人民、对历史 The railway is the backbone of China’s transportation system and one of the important basic conditions for the development of the national economy and society. The railroad is not only a low-cost means of transport, but also its social benefits are enormous. The developed railway transportation not only has a tremendous impetus to the country’s economic and social development, but is also an important symbol of the country’s economic development. At a national railway meeting held in February this year, Liu Zhijun, minister of the Ministry of Railways, called on all cadres and workers in the entire country to take measures to safeguard the country, people, history