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(Source: Journal of Commerce, August 18, 2011)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Class I freight railroads trimmed 424 jobs from payrolls from mid-June to mid-July 2011, according to a report from the Journal of Commerce.

Included in the cutbacks were train and engine service employees, who saw their numbers decline by 0.87 percent.

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