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The Railroad Today

Train Exhibit Gallery Talk by Brenda Mainwaring, Union Pacific Director of Public Affairs/ Iowa-Nebraska

As the most fuel efficient and environmentally friendly freight transportation mode available, railroads are enjoying surging business. Their privately funded net-works help reduce heavy freight on publicly funded roadways. Most logistics professionals consider the 150-year-old railroad industry as essential to meeting future freight transportation demands.

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