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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

Sunday Train: Steel Interstates & An America That Can Do Big Things

Steel Interstate (noun): A Network of Electrified Heavy and Rapid Rail corridors that will allow the United States to remain a sovereign national economy ... city railroad lines Non-Oil Transportation ... 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

A final word on Marshall’s comments

Perhaps he’s taking some good advice to keep his mouth shut and just play. That is all well and good, but he could also do himself a major favor in the PR department if he talked and got it over with. ... 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

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

Local Rail Line Marks 125 Years

Not everyone wants to have a newspaper delivered to their home, but they want to keep up with the latest news in Moore County. Click here to gain digital-only access and support local journalism. Day ... read more

Stories for June 2011

posted: 06/30/2011 4:32 a.m. Japan OK with rub on Woods Tiger Woods has lost more than his share of endorsement deals in the United States in the past two years, but he’s still popular in other parts ... 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