Company Interview: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) – Chad M. Lindbloom, Senior Vice President

Monday, May 10th, 2010

67 WALL STREET, New York - May 10, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Transportation and Automotive Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This Special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by ...

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City Council hears recommendations for Energy and Climate Action Plan (Oakland Local)

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Oakland is one step closer to living up to its aspiration to be a model green city. Oakland City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night to hear city staff recommendations and public comments concerning the Energy and Climate Action Plan it is working on.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (of the Future) (GOOD)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

How we'll be traveling in the next 100 years. This is the fifth part in an eight-part series on the future of transportation. New articles published every Monday. We have a good idea of what the near-term future of transportation will look like: hybrid vehicles, like the Chevy Volt; electric cars, such as the Tesla Roadster; the rickshaw-cum-Segway known as the General Motors P.U.M.A.; and high ...

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Rondy trains provide a peek at railroading in miniature (Anchorage Daily News)

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Two big dioramas featuring tiny trains are on display during the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous -- and they're getting a lot more traffic than the depot at the airport. Both are free, though donations are accepted.

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Model train group will put on display at C.P. Civic Center (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

CROWN POINT | The Lionel Modular Train Club will display itsmodel trains at the Crown Point Civic Center, 101 S. East St. Thetrains will be displayed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21.

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Model train group will put on display at C.P. Civic Center (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

Tunnels still possible in Palo Alto, officials say (Mountain View Voice)

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Underground tunnels, elevated tracks and even "stacked trains" running through Palo Alto are all options still on the table for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, rail officials said Tuesday. by Gennady Sheyner

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Aug. 14, 1877: Internal Combustion’s Stroke of Genius (Wired News)

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

You ought to know that Herr Otto made the auto possible. Happy birthday, internal combustion engine.

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Depot’s future (The Vicksburg Post)

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

During a 1 1/2-hour meeting Wednesday, the three nonprofit agencies and transportation museum considering locating in the Levee Street Depot made little progress in getting the city administration to sign on to a plan developed by former Mayor Laurence Leyens.

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Depot's future (The Vicksburg Post)

MCAT receives DOT award as model transit system (North South Brunswick Sentinel)

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

The U.S. Department of Transportation has given the United We Ride Leadership Award to Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT), recognizing the system for its integration of human service transportation with traditional bus and rail services.

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MCAT receives DOT award as model transit system (North South Brunswick Sentinel)

Facts about Disney World’s monorail (Orlando Sentinel)

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

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