Railroads suddenly on growth track
Globalization, truck fuel costs revive once-dying industry
BY FRANK AHRENS THE WASHINGTON POST
Union Pacific locomotives undergo repairs at the company’s rail yard in North Platte, Neb., in this file photo.
Associated Press
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RADFORD, Va. — When Bob Billingsley hired on with Norfolk Southern railway 31 years ago, he was a rookie on work crews that were closing unused lines as the nation’s economy turned its back on the railroads.
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This article was published April 27, 2008 at 5:34 a.m.
Business, Pages 79, 80 on 04/27/2008