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FreightWaves Classics: The Yellowstone achieved ‘firsts’ in peace and war
FreightWaves Classics profiles the steamboat Yellowstone, which had a very interesting "life."
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NOAA predicts widespread US river flooding this spring
Early season snow melt, potentially excessive spring rainfall could flood Plains, Midwest again.
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Norfolk Southern rail bridge collapses in Missouri flooding
"We don’t know where the bridge went. We do know it went down, most of the middle sections did go down to the south."
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Midwest flooding ripples through economy, transportation
Farming not the only industry to suffer losses from major flooding.
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Flooding closes more roads, stalls barges in Midwest
Interstates shut down, two ports suspend barge movement on Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
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Hours-of-service regulations lifted for historic Midwest flooding relief efforts
Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.
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