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Going 'green' in a big way

I’m just starting to compile information for a cover story article on freight railroads’ “green” efforts that I’m going to write for our August issue. The working title is “Sustainable Momentum — Railroads and...

Published 06-25-2008 2:00 PM by Jeff Stagl
A fitting farewell for the boy who loved 'choo-choo' trains

Flooding in many parts of the Great Plains and Midwest continues to affect workers at more than a dozen railroads as they toil to repair washed out track and damaged bridges. But a family’s tragic loss caused by severe weather in Minnesota last...

Published 06-17-2008 2:00 PM by Jeff Stagl
Railroads can't be wild about Into the Wild's trespassing scenes

A few days ago, I watched the DVD version of the film “Into the Wild.” The 2007 movie is about a 23-year-old college graduate who secretly leaves his dysfunctional parents behind in Virginia to hitchhike and hoof his way to Alaska’s...

Published 06-11-2008 2:00 PM by Jeff Stagl

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