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Reader Question on Rail
I have no idea… can someone help? Where can I find information on any areas in the U.S. that have underground high speed lines for Union Pacific?
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Changing Railroads in the U.S.: Is now the time for a national electrification program?
Garlynn Woodsong is an occasional guest contributor. According to this Washington Post article, A Switch On the Tracks: Railroads Roar Ahead, the U.S. railroad industry is currently booming. They’re hiring workers and expanding their facilities, as opposed to just six years ago, when they were laying off workers. They expect that high fuel prices will…
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Sustainable Urban Logistics
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Erkki Timmerbacka, Senior Consultant, Establish United Logistics Group (Finland Oy) Topic: Sustainable Urban Logistics (SeuLo) When: Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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Another Rail Line Bites the Dust?
An article in the Oregonian suggests that public sector leaders my decide that after damage from recent storms the cost of repairing the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad is simply too high.
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And Speaking of Rail Freight…
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2007 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Zachary Horowitz, Columbia River Crossing Topic: Freight Railroad Capacity Alternatives in the Pacific Northwest: An Analysis of Class I Cooperation in the Columbia River Corridor When: Friday, October 12, 2007, 12:00-1:30 pm Where: 204 Urban Center