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Hauling the freight: Oklahoma's short-line railroads keep economy rolling in rural areas

WILBURTON — Listening to Chad Donoley talk of the A-OK Railroad you could tell that he is extremely proud of his family’s short-line railroad. Founded by his father David Donoley in 1996, with only 70 ... read more

Logistics: Where To Go And How To Get There

The American Trucking Association (ATA) advises that trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 69.1 percent of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation .. ... read more

Amtrak is a Microcosm for the Nation

Even Texas, the Republican “Death-Star State,” knew the importance of Amtrak’s route through many of their rural areas ... of the same unions, the freight railroads face the same attacks. Imagine mini... read more

REVISITED: Faces & Places in Calhoun County

Faces and Places in Calhoun County is a 100-day series from 2015 highlighting the history and people of Calhoun County. Follow along daily to learn how the county’s history led to the great place it i... read more

Amtrak Boom Just One More Sign the Terrorists Have Won

The 9/11 attacks and rising fuel prices are just two more ways to say that there's something magic about a train! Amtrak is proud to report, in the Wash Times' motion-sickness-inducing, pun-inflected ... read more

What should the U.S. do now to address future oil shortages?

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The day of reckoning may soon be upon us. Crude oil hit a record high of more than $133 a barrel today, after a government report that stockpiles of gas and oil have fallen u... read more

Tracking the Advantages

These short lines typically provide more personal service and more direct customer contact than the Class 1 railroads and allow Class I operators to focus on longer hauling ... in rolling stock, they ... read more

Sunday Train: Steel Interstate Revolution

The United States has one of the most energy inefficient systems of moving freight long distances available under current technology, and we combine that with an economy that ... through many miles of ... read more

Death spiral for cars. By 2030, you probably won’t own one

So yes, this applies to Australia,” Seba tells RenewEconomy. “And this is going to happen ... the smaller cities, and then rural areas.” Indeed, there are some people who are starting to anticipate th... read more

Oklahoma's short-line railroads keep economy rolling in rural areas

The short line hauls plastics, frac sand, automobiles, lumber, mud, fuel, coal, feed and decorative stone for customers in southeast Oklahoma. Railroads have been able to haul bulk items from one poin... read more

Domino's Will Build the Roads

Well, one of the reasons at least. Roads exist to service people's transportation needs, whether that's getting to and from work, schlepping freight between cities, or, yes, delivering freshly cooked ... read more