(Source: Arizona Daily Star, May 12, 2016)
TUCSON, Ariz. — Hundreds of locomotives are sitting idle in Southern Arizona — a stark illustration of the impact of the energy market’s recession on the railroad industry. Nationwide, about 1,400 Union Pacific locomotives — more than 16 percent of the company’s fleet — are parked in various staging areas off the main line.
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