Railroading, Indeed, Has a Bright Future

I enjoy thinking of the history of today's railroads as today's trains roll past.  The tracks, many built by railroads so many years ago, are still very much in use, still key corridors for goods throughout America.

            I see finished automobiles, coal, tractors, containers stacked two high with domestic goods and goods traded from overseas, grain, cement, virtually every kind of freight is carried on today’s railroad.  If you do not think that the railroad of today is key to America, you have not taken a closer look recently.

            Goods such as coal, both for export and for America’s power plants, rely on shipment by rail, as it is not practical to haul the tonnages required by America and the world the long distances necessary by truck.  Grain and many other bulk commodities, as well, rely on shipment by rail over long distances.

            America needs trains.  We can be thankful that America’s railroads continue to invest in their infrastructure to meet the needs of our rail system of tomorrow.  Railroading, indeed, has a bright future.