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Choke Point: Analysis: Freight rail improvements in Chicago get the green signal

THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER :: July 15th, 2009
Choke Point: Analysis: Freight rail improvements in Chicago get the green signal

Blueprint America correspondent Rick Karr updates a NewsHour report on freight rail congestion in the Midwest as a third of a billion dollars in federal subsidies is on its way to the backlogged region.

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Choke Point: Analysis: Getting to the Other Side of the Tracks

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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America in Gridlock: Video: Flying Blind

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer :: October 15th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Video: Flying Blind

A look at how America’s air transportation system – once a source of national pride – has become a frustrating example of the country’s struggling infrastructure. In the fourth segment of a five part series on infrastructure in the U.S., NewsHour Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez reports with Blueprint America on the crowded skies above.

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