Is the economy on track? Freight trains might clue us in.
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The U.S. has seen an uptick in intermodal train traffic over the first half of the year — that's when products travel in containers from ship to truck or train.
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Also: Ride-hailing apps tackle the vaccine question, a Missoula real estate agent on the difficult housing market and Brooklyn restaurants respond to vaccine mandates.
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Bambu Chris Hazelton's Boogaloo 7
Life in the Tropics Cienfue
Tidal Waves The Shacks
El Jardin Hermanos Gutierrez
Be Good 2 Me LUXXURY
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Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer II
Sean McHenry
Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham
Associate Producer I
Dylan Miettinen
Associate Digital Producer