I wanted to make sure everyone had seen this article Hume posted to Flimsies. This is the best primer on the modern railroad frieght train I've ever seen. Given how commonly the press gets its wrong, when they pay attention to railroads at all, I though this was a shining counter-example.

http://www.dallasnews.com/texasliving/s ... 54140.html

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