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BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Union Pacific Opens The Throttle Even with freight demand up and train capacity scarce, analysts see no early end to Union Pacific's earnings and stock price woes.
PC Magazine March 16, 2004 Peter Suciu	All Aboard Before the jet age, rails connected the country. Many games have covered this golden age of travel, and one of the best is still Microsoft's Train Simulator. Although the newest release has been derailed until later in 2004, these other titles let you become a railroad robber baron--or just take a ride on the rails.
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CIO September 11, 2008 Stephanie Overby	How IT is Helping the Railroad Industry Improve Efficiency and Service Railroads are poised for a comeback, thanks to rising fuel prices. IT provides the linchpin for a shipping model that integrates ships, trucks and trains.
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Job Journal May 29, 2005 Mary Ann Bailey	Career Pros: All Aboard for a Better Future Better to take risks and enjoy the adventure, says a life coach.
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IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Willie Jones	Hydrogen on Track While much attention has been focused on fuel-cell-powered passenger cars, a little-noticed but promising development has been taking place in rail transportation and heavy industry, where experiments with hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion are well under way.
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Inc. November 2005 Darren Dahl	Railroads Buckling Under Record Traffic Amid rising fuel prices, more companies are turning to railroads as a cheaper way to transport goods. The surge in freight is so pronounced that it threatens to create a capacity crunch.
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