A Switch on the Tracks: Railroads Roar Ahead

RADFORD, Va. -- When Bob Billingsley hired on with Norfolk Southern railway 31 years ago, he was a rookie on work crews that were closing unused lines as the nation's economy turned its back on the railroads.
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Frank Ahrens

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