[Born to Conserve]

The busiest stores I’ve ever seen were being looted.

[LibLieSlayer]

We are in a depression and these arseholes keep saying we are doing better and they are also back to pushing globull warming on abc this morning. Lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies and damned lies!

LLS

[John O]

Sadness. I saw “rail” and expected a Willie Green Happy Choo Choo thread.

(I just had a birthday. Perhaps that explains the nostalgia)

[T. P. Pole]

I live near a major north-south line and cross it to and from work every day. Five years ago I would be stopped by 5-10 trans a week. Now if I see one it is an odd week. Last week was strange since I had two. Anecdotal, I know, but it was a clear sign to me the economy was dropping off, and will be a sign if it really is returning.

[jjotto]

I’ll just point out that more than 200 ethanol plants have opened in the USA in the last few years. Each one generates huge amounts of rail traffic, and most have hundreds of freight cars of their own.

[JenB]

Freight rail is doing great. It’s one of the cheapest ways to ship goods cross country. The big railroads are investing lots of money in technology upgrades to meet new safety laws.

Now, high speed or passenger rail? Boondoggle. But freight rail is an important industry.