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  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 13: Workers service trains in the Amtrak Car Yard south of the Loop on September 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Amtrak announced that it will temporarily cancel three of its long-distance, nationwide routes that run out of Chicago and rely on freight lines, citing a potential strike from railroad workers. Beginning Tuesday, the Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles, the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco and the Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle will be suspended. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Commentary

    Railroad critics don’t see the full picture–and how much safer rail is becoming

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