31.   Their high-profile bidding war, played out in full-page newspaper ads recently, is the most visible evidence of the trend toward consolidation in the railroad industry.

32.   These are heady times for mergers and acquisitions specialists with clients in the railroad industry.

33.   Union officers say the failure to upgrade technology in the face of increasingly congested traffic is finally catching up to the railroad industry.

34.   Unlike airline safety, however, train safety is an issue that those in the railroad industry say is viewed rather indifferently by the American public.

35.   When Wisconsin Central said its first-quarter revenue would fall short of predictions, it was interpreted as trouble for the whole railroad industry.

36.   You can be the Paul Allen of the railroad industry.

37.   But the chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing the railroad industry said the money should have been handed out long before now.

38.   Federal regulators are flagging the rapidly consolidating railroad industry to a halt, ordering a moratorium all new mergers.

39.   McCain has introduced legislation to renew the Surface Transportation Board, which regulates the railroad industry.

40.   Rose said he will focus on increasing revenue to keep the company profitable in the capital-intensive railroad industry.