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Union Pacific says 2011 most profitable year ever

Monday, 30 January 2012 20:00

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Union Pacific says it was more profitable in 2011 than ever before due in part to coal shipments from Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
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Amtrak passengers arrested with pot in Havre

Monday, 30 January 2012 20:00

HAVRE, Mont. - A routine check of the passenger list on an Amtrak train led to two arrests at a stop in north-central Montana and the discovery of two duffel bags containing five pounds of marijuana.
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Minneapolis-bound Amtrak passengers arrested with 5 pounds of pot in Montana

Monday, 30 January 2012 20:00

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The Business and Politics of Passenger Rail; 2012-01-31

Monday, 30 January 2012 00:00

By J. Bruce Richardson Volume 2, Number 3 Founded over 35 years ago in 1976 by the late Austin Coates, URPA is a nationally known policy institute which focuses on solutions and plans for passenger rail systems in North America. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, URPA has professional associates in Minnesota, California, Arizona, New Mexico, [...]
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Speed record will be just start of Amtrak upgrades

Sunday, 29 January 2012 04:00

Amtrak plans to break its own top speed when it spruces up a 24-mile stretch of track in New Jersey for trains running from New York to Washington at 160 mph.
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