ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɹˈeɪl tɹˈæk kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ɹˈeɪl kˈoːɹp ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹtk tə lˈiːs ðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən fɹˈeɪt nˈɛtwɜːk, spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪd æz bˌiːɪŋ ðə dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd fɹˈeɪt lˈaɪnz wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˈeɪl kˈɔɹɪdˌoːɹz:
In August 2004, the Australian Rail Track Corporation and RailCorp entered into an agreement for the ARTC to lease the Metropolitan Freight Network, specified as being the dedicated freight lines within the rail corridors: