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Railroads are an important segment of freight transportation industry in the United States.
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They serve many of the fastest growing population centers and provide a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation.
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They serve many of the fastest growing U.S. population centers and provide Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation.
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Sales of medium and heavy trucks and buses plunged 39% to 19, 095 vehicles, hurt by slowing economic growth, reduced freight transportation, and lower demand in sectors such as mining.
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David Steward, 48, built a couple of companies that handled freight invoices for railroad and transportation outfits, looking for over- and undercharges.
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Impressive growth in air freight is largely a result of growing demand for transportation for high-value and perishable consumer goods.
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"Passenger rail service, especially services at higher and high speeds, will require new safety rules, constant public capital investment and operating subsidies, and balance with freight rail service and the rest of the national transportation system -- and currently only some of these elements are in place, " according to a GAO report.
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The growth of road freight and the more widespread use of private vehicles have made transportation the second area of priority for Beijing's energy conservationists.
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It will reduce pollution, given that freight vehicles produce roughly one fifth of the greenhouse gas emissions related to transportation.
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The Columbia and Snake River system allows large volumes of freight to be moved with negligible impact on air quality, and replacing this transportation capacity would require use of 120, 000 rail cars or 700, 000 trucks.
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When compared to trucking, pipeline transportation is a staggering 16 times safer than rail, and 189 times safer than trucks when comparing freight tons shipped.
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