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Article: Dealing with 286.(role of smaller railroads in rural transportation and use of cars that are 286,000 pounds)
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- Railway Age
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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Can Plucky regional and short line operations find happiness in a challenging new world filled with heavjet cars Yes but not easily.
Bringing on 286,000-pound cars, followed shortly by 315,000-pound behemoths, challenges every railroad's engineering department. But nowhere are those challenges felt as strongly as on Glass II and smaller properties. These lines were often not in the best shape physically when started, and spending millions to upgrade them to handle the newer cars with a minimum rate of return is a serious economic obstacle. But with help from Glass I's and some wise maintenance programs, smaller roads can continue to play vital roles in rural ...
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Congressional Testimony;
October 26, 1999 ;
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... ... grants the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact. The State of Texas ... states of Texas and Oklahoma along the Red River. There is no disagreement between Texas ... the two states is the south bank of the Red River. This fact has been established by treaty ...
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