As Wyoming Coal Stokes The Chinese Dragon – Amtrack’s ‘Empire Builder’ Will Be Dragging
Observation car on the Amtrak Empire Builder – headed through Montana. Image credit: Wikipedia . Empire Builder is a daily passenger train linking downtown Chicago to either Seattle or Portland, Oregon. The journey takes 46 hours – or more ‘ if delays occur along the route .’ Freight trains infamously add big delays. Though most would rather see the China trade on freight trains instead of trucks, hauling vast amounts of coal to feed Chinese steel mills and boilers via train – as curren… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As Wyoming Coal Stokes The Chinese Dragon – Amtrack’s ‘Empire Builder’ Will Be Dragging
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