Staff / TruthdigNov 26, 2014
Using rail networks to transport crude has saved the oil and gas industry time and capital, but the trade-off is greater risk. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 13, 2009
Barack Obama wants to spend as much as a trillion dollars on the nation's infrastructure, from roads to bridges. A video on his transition Web site even touts the economic advantages of fixing potholes. Why so car-centric? A new article in the Washington Monthly claims that spending some of that money on rail lines instead of roads could pay dividends. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2006
Next time you're stuck in gridlock, keep in mind that many American cities had fantastic public rail systems until Big Auto bought up all the tracks and scrapped them to make way for cars. The Observer reminds us that "it did not have to be like this." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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