HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JULY 2008 ISSUE

Breaking News
  • Late Breaking Industry News

Traffic & Market Trends
• Industry Indicators

• Traffic originated
  (Source: Association of American Railroads)
  
• Top: Short line and regional traffic index (Source: Railinc)
  Bottom: Class I employment, April 2008 (Source: STB)
  
• Traffic trends
  (Source: Association of American Railroads)
  

In This Issue
• Midyear Report: America takes the train
• How safe are railroad bridges?
• Chicago: Passenger rail hub

Commentary
• From the Editor: Huge changes to society as we know it?
• Point of View: Only an emergency will create a modern passenger rail system

Industry Indicators