railroads http://kcur.org en From Steam To Diesel To . . . Natural Gas? http://kcur.org/post/steam-diesel-natural-gas <p>In the history of the locomotive, <strong>natural gas may prove to be as game-changing to the railroad industry</strong> in this century as diesel was in the last.<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:00:01 +0000 Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander 33204 at http://kcur.org From Steam To Diesel To . . . Natural Gas? Railroads And The Development Of Kansas City http://kcur.org/post/railroads-and-development-kansas-city <p>America&rsquo;s love affair with the <strong>railroad </strong>spans more than a century &hellip; with some of its most ardent admirers here in the heartland.</p><p>One of them, developer <strong>Arthur Stilwell </strong>had a hunch that the Kansas City region had enormous commercial potential.&nbsp; Luckily for him &hellip; and for us &hellip; he was right.&nbsp; The plan Stilwell pursued changed our city&rsquo;s business landscape forever. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:00:00 +0000 Kathleen Pointer, Danie Alexander and Steve Kraske 13804 at http://kcur.org Railroads And The Development Of Kansas City