It would be as disastrous for the London Underground to separate management between infrastructure and operations as it has been on the heavy-rail network.

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He had noticed that, when a heavy train passes over, a well-greased switch rail has some play, as if swimming in the grease.

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Similarly, places like Kansas City and the Dakotas are looking to boost their basic rail and road networks to support export-heavy industries.

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In its most recent quarter, however, CLD actually saw coal volume from its company-owned mines decline due to flood-related disruptions in rail transportation resulting from unusually heavy rain activity in the Midwest.

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So serious are these hurdles that it takes six days for a rail-freight wagon to get to Milan from London, twice as long as a heavy lorry.

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