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Entries from October 2008

ORD – A True International Airport

October 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Chicago-O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is a true international airport, with numerous intercontinental flights arriving and departing around the clock. A major hub for both American Airlines and United Air Lines, ORD is the world’s second busiest airport (Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is first). The variety of foreign carriers serving ORD is unmatched by any other [...]

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Tags: Aviation

Railroad drops plans to acquire rail line

October 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Keokuk Junction Railway, a subsidiary of Peoria, IL-based Pioneer Railcorp, has filed a Notice of Withdrawal with the Surface Transportation Board regarding its plans to acquire and operate Union Pacific’s dormant Elm Industrial Lead. Trail proponents have long sought to turn this line, which runs from Peoria west to Middle Grove, into a recreation [...]

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Tags: Railroads · Recreational Trails