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- Big 3 automakers ring up large numbers in the sales arena in 2011
The auto industry sales results for 2011 have been released. A year ago, it was written here about a prediction for 2011 sales: ?Although many of the so-called experts are extremely bullish for 2011, my forecast is light vehicle sales will not exceed 13.25 million for the year.? The results: 12,778,885 vehicles were sold in the U.S. last year.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - GET THERE: Valley trains come few and far between say riders
The Waterbury branch of the Metro-North rail corridor has a lot of room for improvement, in fact about $400 million worth. That's the price tag for changes like adding more tracks, building new stations, and improving the signaling system.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - Rail cars staying put with hopes of future use
Why do the CORP (Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad) railroad guys keep dozens of unused, rusting rail cars sitting on the sidings in Ashland? I would think that the cars have some use somewhere and that they'd no longer be a public nuisance as they currently appear to be. Not to mention that they seem to be an eyesore. Might the railroad folks consider collecting their rusting cars and taking ...
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - follow us:
?I didn?t see the cyclist.? It?s the most common explanation motorists offer after hitting a rider.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - Four brothers and a train
It took Four Brothers to put Pakistan Railways, or at least one of its trains, back on track. It will, however, require many more than the Four Brothers Group to sustain a vibrant train service in Pakistan.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - NASCAR trying to curb tandem racing at Daytona
New rules have taken away some of the advantage of the two-car draft, but drivers predict pairing up will be the key to winning the Daytona 500.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - A fast train to development
Riding a bullet train is an awesome experience. At over 300 km per hour, you gently glide beside extensive farms and countryside, unaware of the speed at which the technology marvel is accelerating.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - Coal cars derailed near hwy 16 None injured, no water spoiled: CN
Travellers riding VIA?s passenger train had to be bussed from Smithers to Prince George just days before Christmas
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - Amtrak, officials want new station
A freight train passes beneath the Blue Water Bridge and in front of the Thomas Edison Inn after a run to Dunn Paper Co. If local officials get their wish, a new Amtrak passenger terminal would be built in the area and would use the same rails.
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012 - Back in 1928...
- It was a cold day in Shamokin - too cold for 15-year-old boys to be hitching rides on freight cars. Young John Awith of Shamokin decided to try the then-common practice for the first time, and it nearly cost him his life. Awith was trying to get off a
riding freight cars 09 Feb 2012
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