Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a two part report looks at the bottlenecks of America's freight rail network, and the communities the trains intersect.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: June 11th, 2009
Choke Point: Overview
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: June 11th, 2009
Choke Point: Video: Choke Point [part two]
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from the Midwest on the direction and congestion of America's freight rail network.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: June 11th, 2009
Choke Point: Analysis: Getting to the Other Side of the Tracks
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr on the impact of freight moving through communities.
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Blueprint America :: June 5th, 2009
Partner Stations: Overview
In partnership with Blueprint America, ten public television stations across the country concentrate on the state of their local infrastructure. PBS stations are producing radio and television segments, hosting discussions between policy makers and their communities, and offering further content online, all as a part of Blueprint America.
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Blueprint America :: May 27th, 2009
Partner Stations: Blueprint Nebraska
Blueprint Nebraska on Nebraska Educational Television - as a part of Blueprint America - speaks to Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman and Sen. Ben Nelson discuss the federal stimulus package and how the state might use its share. Also, radio reports on the state of Nebraska's infrastructure.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: May 7th, 2009
Choke Point: Analysis: Gone Electric: The Rise and Fall of America’s First Electric Freight Line
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr on the viability of electric rail in America.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 22nd, 2009
Choke Point: Video: Choke Point [part one]
Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- in a report from Chicago on the state of America's freight rail network.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 21st, 2009
Choke Point: The Takeaway: Interview with Rick Karr on the national freight system
The Takeaway, on Public Radio, talks with Rick Karr, correspondent for Blueprint America, about his report on the nation’s ailing freight-rail system airing on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
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THE NEWSHOUR with JIM LEHRER :: April 21st, 2009
Choke Point: Analysis: ‘It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry’
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr on America's rail infrastructure.
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