Media outlets are releasing articles about public ownership of the railroads as the Campaign gains steam. If you have an article that you would like to see added to this list, please email a link to publicrailnow@gmail.com.
The Highball RWU – “Our jobs, our livelihoods, and our industry are all on the line. Can we trust hedge funds, stockholders, CEOs and Wall Street to best defend our interests? PSR might just be the tip of the iceberg. What…
Brown Political Review – A study from the 1980s found that electrification had an ‘economic advantage’ over diesel, with a 19 percent pre-tax rate of return on electrifying 29,000 miles of US mainlines.
Capital Times – If the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, tells us anything, it is that the corporate CEOs, billionaire speculators and profit-hungry investors who control America’s transportation systems are not up to…
The Seattle Times – The private owners of rail continually put our environment and communities at risk with their drive for profits.
Daily Kos – Unless you follow rail industry news sources, are tuned into labor efforts, or progressive news links, odds are you haven’t heard that there is a growing sentiment that the best long-term answer for what ails the rail industry…
The Nation – “I’m angry when I look at these companies lay people off,” Brown said of the rail corporations, which have reaped enormous profits while undermining workers and lobbying against safety measures. “They never look out for their workers. They…