1.   But loaded cars arrived weeks late and empties sometimes took even longer to return.

2.   In some cases, loaded cars are sitting motionless in rail sidings for weeks, and Union Pacific has been unable to give customers accurate estimated arrival dates.

3.   Perching on the running board and clinging to the poles is not for the timid, especially when you pass an equally loaded oncoming car.

4.   A trickle of heavily loaded cars and trucks left the capital this morning as nervous civilians continued to head for the countryside, fearing an attack by Russian soldiers.

5.   A trickle of heavily loaded cars and trucks left the capital as nervous civilians continued to head for the countryside, fearing an attack by Russian soldiers.

6.   A trickle of heavily loaded cars and trucks left the capital this morning as civilians headed for the countryside, fearing an attack by Russian soldiers.

7.   Meanwhile, a trickle of heavily loaded cars and trucks continued leaving Grozny before a feared attack by Russian soldiers.