Word: centralia
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Along the way, Moore also interviews numerous unemployed workers who have been victimized by downsizing. In Centralia, Mo., Moore speaks with workers who were recently laid off by the makers of the PayDay candy bar. PayDay was one of the largest employers in Centralia, and many of the fired workers had labored at the plant for more than 20 years. At Brooks & Johnson, an automobile parts manufacturer in Milwaukee, Moore interviews workers who were terminated after the company relocated its branch to Mexico...
...trips a week west of Denver, as have runs south of St. Louis on the Texas Eagle, which connects Chicago with San Antonio and Houston. Eliminated is the River Cities, linking St. Louis and Carbondale, Illinois; instead passengers en route to New Orleans have to take a bus to Centralia, Illinois, where they can board the City of New Orleans. Ticket offices have been closed at 15 stations across the U.S., including Delray Beach, Florida, and Amsterdam, New York. Trains will still stop at these locations, but tickets must be purchased at other Amtrak stations or travel agencies...