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Rail Traffic Up 15.4% Last Week

February 4, 2010 | Vincent Valk

Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 15.4% in the week ended January 30, to 46,085 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. traffic was up...


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