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Tue Feb 28, 2017, 05:27 PM Feb 2017

Irony in the news: Energy boom, rail hopes, tRump order stoke Pa. steel revival

About 150 new jobs are expected for tRump's 'make the pipes in America' order. - Philly.com

As for the rail steel industry, they too could benefit. Only... ...

Why Trump's Attack on a California Railroad Should Trouble You - Wired
Basically that tRump and the GOP want to cut mass transit budgets, including railroads. So why build more track???

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Irony in the news: Energy boom, rail hopes, tRump order stoke Pa. steel revival (Original Post) ffr Feb 2017 OP
Because a bridge to nowhere has already been built? flor-de-jasmim Feb 2017 #1
LOL nt delisen Feb 2017 #2
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