The economics of increasing nuclear power and reducing coal seem quite doable. Of course, added safety costs based on a post-mortem of Japan may occur.
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Rail Traffic Improves In February 2011 – But Less Good
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) February 2011 data shows a 4.2% improvement YoY – down from the 8% January 2011 YoY improvement.
Rail Traffic January 2011 Up 8% YoY
Rail car counts are stable with YoY improvement. But there is no clear trend line whether the YoY improvement (ie, second derivative) is growing or contracting.