Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr on the impact of freight moving through communities.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: June 11th, 2009
Choke Point: Web Video: Edward Hamberger
Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr interviews Edward Hamberger, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), about the state of freight rail in America today, as well as its future. The AAR represents the interests of the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and Amtrak.
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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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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: March 11th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Video: Financial Meltdown Adds to Fiscal Woes for Some Public Transit Agencies [part two]
Amid the country's economic crisis, some public transit agencies have found themselves linked to complex financial deals that have since soured. In the final segment of a two part report for Blueprint America, correspondent Rick Karr looks at the fallout of these arrangements.
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the newshour with jim lehrer :: March 10th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Video: Public Transit Faces New Pressures [part one]
As the economy has slumped, Americans have increasingly turned to mass transit, putting new pressure on transit agencies. In the first segment of a two part report for Blueprint America, correspondent Rick Karr looks at the budgetary issues facing public transit.
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THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: March 5th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Overview
In a two-part series, Blueprint America -- with The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer -- looks at budget disasters on both sides of the ledger for public transit agencies.
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